#finally...someome capable

[iiyarada]

[tavshortfortavern]

Companions react to Tav impulse kissing Zevlor/Rolan/Dammon

Related to my prev post abt the tiefling trio: Prev Astarion

Wont let you live it down.

Caught on eventually to you pining for the tiefling. You were subtle but the groups has gotten close enough to notice.

Will torture them with questions. Are they finally going to sweep him of his feet? Confess their cute little crush if they return? Did you stammer after you kissed them?

If your the kind of person who seems so level headed and disciplined, it gets worse. Finally, a little fun! He thought you'd never get that stick out of your ass.

Makes comments on whoever you kissed. Even if you didn't ask. Heck you never asked for any of this

If you're dating him then you probably already discussed being poly and he's planning ways to mess with your new love, not out of hate but wants to see what's got you smitten

If you're not but he's pining, will be jealous and hiding it. You might notice his comments being a little sharper or backhanded

Karlach

Is cheering you on fr

If its Dammon? Number. One. Hype. Man

Her two favorite people who's done everything they could for her condition? Getting together?? Is already thinking of the beer she'll toast during the wedding

Whatever doubts you've got she's there to support you. And bat them away with praise

If its the case that you were hesitant because you think Dammon has a thing for her, she reassures you she's already happy with Shadowheart or Wyll or any of the other companions and its no big deal. Feelings change and she has no doubt you're all he's thinking about now

Is just so damn happy for you and any of those tieflings. Now she's more fired up to win this fight so you can get back and get together with them

Watch out. She's definitely playing wingman from now on

Gale

Will congratulate you for mustering up the courage for such a bold move and console your emberassment. He knows how it feels to fumble social interactions

Reassures you that the tiefling in question would be lucky to have you

The worse is a rejection and you could move on from that. He doubts that would happen though.

He suspects you've left a mess of whoever you kissed and they'll want you to return even more so

If he's pining, sadness tinges his words but he would want you to be happy. You of all people.

Shadowheart

Teases you for it. How dramatic. A kiss before rushing into battle? The bards are going to love this

Your pining didn't go unnoticed to her. It was amusing to watch their steadfast leader go all soft for a crush

Also comments on whoever you kissed. The tiefling leader. So you like them strong and capable? Rolan. Him? He's worse than Gale ("Hey!") Dammon. Nice and stable has you whipped huh?

Overall roots for you. She's confident they'll return your feelings and probably ask for another kiss.

If not then she'll pour a glass of wine for both of you and you can waste away your feelings in each other's company

Wyll

Also happy for you

It's been a hard journey so far. Some romance can't hurt. If anything it'll make you fight stronger. Knowing there's someome else waiting for you to come back

A romantic at heart, tells you they definitely would return your feelings. Even if they don't, its not wrong to go for things you genuinely love, especially when we're not sure if tomorrow would arrive

Imagining the wedding too. Wonders if he could get best man position. Might have to fight Karlach for it tho

Might also wingman for you. Less obnoxious than a certain barbarian.

Laezel

Wonders why you're so emberassed

You're a capable leader and a powerful opponent. Why would they reject your advances?

Claims you should be more assertive. What's with this shyness, this hesitency. Your not like this in battle how is this any different. If anything you should state your desires boldy and proudly to them. Then of course, engage in battle to initiate desire

Obviously she won't have the most conventional courting advice but also says you shouldn't be too brudened by this

Your worth isn't tied to them. Win this battle, be victorious and your group can celebrate living another day

[khiphop-discussions]

RAP:Public Ep.3 Part 3 (FINAL part)

Alright, final hour of rap:public ep.3! (Starting @ ~1:03) Spoilers ahead as always

LINK to part 2

LINK to part 1

So we're starting back at the block breaker mission.

Not Khan coaching his member to be louder when his whole style is that he sounds like he's whispering lol (he's right, it's just funny/ironic)

They eliminate the member first before the challenge. The leaders choose 3 to do a death match/get eliminated. They have to choose before the round even happens. It sucks cause what if someome actually does amazing in the round but they still get put up because they weren't believed in prior to the mission?

Loopy confides in Khan about what the leaders were told but doesn't tell anyonr else on the team. Damn, he must feel like Khan is basically the second in command. He really trusts him!

Like kaogaii said earlier in the season, it's better to have less members towards the end so the money won't be split so many ways. But it's so early that there's no telling how many missions favor having a bigger team. Block break definitely favors having a bigger team BUT the infinite cyphere didn't. The set up of this show so far REALLY does it's best to take away any advantage a block or individual might have.

Block 8 (gamma lead) vs Block 6 (Kaogaii lead) goes first. Odomar hears Kaogaii and someone else (not sure) talking. Odomar asks to know what they are talking about so Kaogaii tells him to gain his trust. I feel like, no one can trust Kaogaii. He's already told us he has a child on the way and he is obviously navigating the game very strategically and cutthroat. Odomar still doesn't fully trust him which is smart.

My thing is...it seems like they haven't factored in Bizzy? I think they are too focused on superiority to other members of block 8 when really they should be planning on stratigizing around beating Bizzy.

Also, strategy-wise shouldn't they be trying to get rid of the hardest teams first?

Nevermind, it seems like Bizzy is struggling and Hippie Kunda is the one with lots of verses. They are underestimating her too, cause didn't SHE get the 8th most votes out of 60 rappers? Do they not remember that she beat 52 of them by their OWN votes?

Thank god for Bizzy cause he's asking questions straight up. Gamma wasn't gonna tell them I think. Drain K guesses that's it's elimination choices. Bizzy loses more faith in Gamma. I think it's really likely he'll be replaced since faith in him is lacking for 2 missions in a row. In Gamma's defense, like I said in part 2 of ep.3, they could have been more proactive in choosing the leader. They CLEARLY didn't really trust Gamma as a leader/capable rapper from the beginning. Why set him (and by extension, the whole team) up for failure if that's the case?

Ok now the 8 vs 6 mission starts. Gamma looks happy at the start. He seems faithful/confident.

She has to face Jo Gwangil. Ugh, I'd HATE that! It's clear they like him better than her.

Drain K says he's next to face Gwangil. Drain K actually does really well. I'd vote him over Gwangil this round. He's bold as hell and even gets in Gwangil Jo's face. His blunt style works for this type of battle. Beats Gwangil by 1 vote.

Wtf, Drain K is one of the best rappers on the show!! Odomar comes out and he's good but messes up. So naturally Drain will win. But even still, I think Drain would have taken it.

Block 6 already started with 1 less member and now Drain just beat TWO of some really strong members. Drain K is a really good performer. Joonie goes up. She's doing well. Her rap/performance is more interesting than his. But I think he's still the superior rapper. So joonie is beaten.

He's a great performer with lots of energy, confidence, and a loud, aggressive, authoritative type of voice BUT he's not very versatile yet. Kohway walks him backwards and then pushes him. Block 6 is resorting to entertainment tactics more so than being generally good and authentic. Like Drain K seems like he's truly like what he's portraying on stage but block 6 looks like they are panicked so they trying too hard. kohway has a nice rap and performance but I think it'd be better without the pushing.

Kohway won and apologized. Anyway, the guy from block 8(kipyo) is good too. Wait why did they underestimate this team? Maybe they just didn't remember his performance after everyone else? Maybe he did bad on round 1 but that was just him on a bad day? He won.

Next up Koala. Kipyo was better in my opiniom so I think he'll win. Kp won as expected but it was close. Currently block 8 has 6 members but block 2 only has two.

Geegooin will be hard to beat though. He's a performer and his style is so unique so it's memorable. KP goes in the audience. It comes off cool, charismatic, and not desparate. Everything he does is cool, calm, and collected. Very natural.

Idk who won. This seems close. Geegooin wins in the end.

I can tell Daniel Jikal is already nervous, intimidated. Geegooin's rap was probably the most powerful in the block breaker so far. Not looking good for Daniel since it seems he already lost the mental battle. I'd be scared as hell to go up after this Geegooin verse. I do NOT envy Daniel's position right now.

He ends up doing surprisingly well though. WHY are they dounting this team?!? Is Block 8 being doubted soley because of so many newcomers? I can't help but think people just DON'T remember their round 1! Granted, I don't either (some weren't shown in all fairness). I still think Geegooin will win but Daniel held his own better than I expected. Geegooin win.

Churry goes up and messes up but it's clear from the start he wouldn't win since he was already lacking in comparison to Geegooin. Gee got 100% of the votes.

Gamma is forced to go out. Gamma's rap is weak. His style lowkey just isn't fitted for this type of competition it seems. Gee gets 100% of votes again.

Block 6 is getting cocky AGAIN? Didn't you guys learn from that already? Leo goes out. Not bad but not enough to get Geegooin. At least gee doesn't get 100% of the votes. It comes down to Bizzy. I honestly don't have faith in him rn. Not cause of the other team but because of struggling during the practice.

It seems like Geegooin has him beat. This one just wasn't for Bizzy. Geegooin wins. And block 6 wins. But block 6 better not forget that Geegooin had to hard carry them and had Kaogaii went? He likely would have lost to one of the rappers on block 6.

It seems Leo, Daniel Jikal, or Churry will be eliminated. I think if it comes down to the death match between those 3, Leo will lose.

I'm proud of Block 6 though. They showed they aren't weak. I lowkey feel like the team with Owen is after seeing more of Block 8s members. I wonder if Block 8 would have beaten Block 4 had they not changed to Block 6 at the last minute out of spite.

Honestly, it sucks that Block 8 has Gamma as a leader because he lowkey did the worst this round. He should be the one leaving. They need to strip him of the leader title and give it to Bizzy or Drain K.

[localragamuffin]

"to be loved is to be changed."

to be loved is to have so many people who want to see your new tattoo, who demand immediately to know what you're getting and when. to be loved is for someone to immediately go "you're so hot" when they meet you because they finally have a face to match the person they've heard so much about.

to be loved is to obsess over dr. pepper because you liked it well enough before those trips up to the summer camp but by now you need it as a daily fix like you need caffeine to make it through work. to be loved is for someome to know that chai is your favorite, and that you're finally eating a pasta recipe that could potentially help with the fact that you forget to eat. to be loved is to have someone who makes sure you eat.

to be loved is for your confidence to grow because there are so many people who genuinely love you. your confidence is growing because there are so many people now who tell you to your face that you're beautiful. that you're smart. that you're capable in your career aspirations. that you have what it takes. to fuck imposter syndrome because it doesn't know what it's talking about. to have people who actively want to hang out with you and spend time with you.

realizing that i am wholly, completely loved, even the bad bits, has changed me forever, and i will always be grateful.

[julia-bonkers]

idk if this is an episode or what but i am suddenly filled with clarity and capable of literally anything and im finally getting my shit together and im letting go of her because like all this friendship is doing is hurting me!! i am so unhealthily attached to her like i cannot stress how obsessive i get over her and it isnt fair to either of us because i deserve someome who will put in the 50/50 work that a friendship requires and she deserves someone who wants the same kind of relationship she does: closed off, never really knowing each other, only talking at school. we arent made for each other. our differences aren’t the kind that balance each other out, theyre the kind that just keep driving us apart over and over

[lets-talk-spirituality]

Hi I'm the one that asked if you still did personal readings. I think I might have met my twin flame about a month ago, or like a soul connection or something idk, and was wondering if I could get a reading done?

For context, I'm a barista at a coffee shop and there's this one guy that comes in occasionally and I for whatever reason, I'm so magnetically drawn to him. I cannot explain it. The first time i ever saw/met him, in the back of my mind it was like someome was saying to me "there he is". I have NEVER EVER felt an attraction like this before. We locked eyes the other day and it was like I saw my entire future flash before my eyes. So idk if I'm being weird/delulu and it's an infatuation type thing I'm feeling or if he feels it to. He's kinda flirty but that might just be his personality. Can an attraction like this be one sided?

Hello my lovely ☕️ anon,

I have been where you are! Ofc I’ll do a reading. I really hope it can help give you some clarity.

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What is the purpose of this relationship?

Work You Light Oracle

Cards literally refused to come out so I don’t think you are meant to know.

Does he feel the connection too?

Work Your Light Oracle

This also really struggled to come out.

Leap. You go first. The universe will catch you.

I feel like you are meant to just follow your intuition, your gut on this one. You’re not gonna be given any clear answers it seems because part of the growth is in the unknown.

The universe is asking you to trust them. (That’s so funny I channeled the part about self trust earlier and now trust is coming back up again)

Advice?

Chakra Exploration Cards

Spirit really wants you to go within with how fucking difficult it’s been for the cards to come out. Peculiar.

Sacral Chakra—with what in your life can you release the desire for control and simply allow what is?

Mantra: I cultivate surrender and release control of things, situations, & people, remembering that I can only control how I respond

I mean I’m getting immediately give up control of this connection and any and all expectations, this is fully a relationship meant to lead you head first into the unknown and you have to rely on your own skills in spirituality to guide your way. That’s why cards are refusing to come out. You’re meant to lead your life now.

What goddess can you get strength from?

Goddess Oracle Deck

Again! The cards did not want to come out! Jesus this energy is demanding. Basically I heard you are your own goddess and you don’t need anyone’s help, very rebellious side. Finally you got.

Aine— Leap of Faith “Take a risk, put your hearts true desire into action”

You got leap of faith again. I think this card is saying to take action, but I caution you to do it in a smaller or more subtle way.

Maat— Fairness “The situation will be handled in a fair and just manner”

Yeah, let the universe handle it. Surrender. Didn’t we hear that message before too?

Channeling before I did the rest of the reading:

That term about being weird/delulu (I do this this too) that’s you invalidating and judging your own emotions. Gotta cut that out because it undermines your self trust. For example if you say you’re going to do something a lot and you don’t follow through, that is you breaking trust with yourself.

Lack of self trust is what leads to fear, it also can lead us to looking to others to define us. Your relationship with yourself is truly a relationship between two parts of you, your wounded self and your higher self. Anyway, you break the trust of your higher self when you don’t follow through, that’s why it can be so hard to connect to divine at times. Working out is part of building self trust because it’s you training your body to take care of you, for example you will feel more capable of hiking or running long distances when you train and practice hiking or running long distances.

Does that make sense? It helps heal the trust issue because you know you’re training your body to do things you want or may need to do. Hope that makes sense!

Can’t an attraction like this be one-sided?

It can sometimes be one-sided. So test it. Try sending a telepathic message to him and see if he says it out loud. I know that sounds a little crazy, but it can happen. It’s happened to me. And also see if he keeps randomly showing up in your life. I think that will let you know more that it’s not one sided. The more strange synchronistic things that happen between you, the more spiritual you know it is. At least, that’s my advice.

[narcissa-black-supermacy]

re: what you said about the betrayal thing. this is actually a major pet peeve of mine. it's so frustrating in post-Azkaban era when it's all painted as Sirius' fault and something he 'deserved' for not trusting Remus in the first place.

and i understand that from a characterization perspective where it's in Sirius’ pov and this is how he views himself/the situation, but then there will be a scene where Remus and Sirius are 'addressing' it and it's literally just Sirius apologizing and Remus saying 'i forgive you'

and in that same breath Remus will talk or think about the war and his clearly suspicious behavior like,,, babe. you wouldn't have trusted yourself either.

i think post-Azkaban era should be overflowing with fics where Remus grovels for Sirius' forgiveness, and where Sirius is angry and resentful and hurt by Remus' actions. Like The Prank™ but reversed.

But, alas.

(I'm trying really hard right now not to give myself another wip 🥲)

Absolutely this, every word.

And people get so defensive when you talk about it, like its an attack on the characters and not the way they are (mis)portrayed.

And honestly, it is also so OOC for Remus if we take his canon character. The man blames himself for everything. He thinks he is a burden. He does not believe Tonks she loves him, tries to leave bc he thinks hes putting her and Teddy in danger. Does not reach out to Harry bc he does not think hes worthy or capable. He defends Snape to Harry by saying "well he could poison me w the wolfsbane he makes but he doesnt" like thats not the bare f-ing minimum.

If anything, the second he realises Sirius is innocent he would be beating himself up to the point that he cant even look him in the eye. Sirius would think hes avoiding him and get angry and they would both just sulk around each other until Sirius finally has enough and corners him up to talk, and Remus just breaks down and Sirius has to be all-- hey mate its ok calm down we both fucked up lets just talk okay?

(Okay now someome has to write this Niki what are you doing)

I do love wolfstar and Remus a lot but...when done right.

[werewolf-mark]

Choices [ x ]

[ @cute-and-undead ]

Dark had been hunting Mark down ever since he made his promise to Celine many years ago, and he had always been a man of his word. The rage he felt at the mere thought of him was indescribable and was capable of turning him into a completely different person. It was what differentiated Dark from Damien.

The amalgamation knew that it could be a risky move to have a relationship with someome but never did he think that Mark would make such a bold move. Clearly he had underestimated the bastard.

Mark had taken Chase and held him captive for a few days now. Dark hasn't allowed himself even a second of rest even since he found out and had finally found his location. They were in an abandoned prison in which Mark was putting one of the cells to good use. He hadn't fed Chase nor allowed him to sleep, which would weaken him.

When Mark could sense Dark's energy growing stronger, a devilish grin grew on his face and he stood, dusting himself off.

"He's here."

[bad-draft-stuff]

det. AU 17

Sheepy: *the next week!* Arsé-kun: *Arséne is trying to sort out a lot of various papers. He's been getting info all week on what's been going on, because he did not have firsthand experience with most of it and had to ask several others, several times. He did not have as much fun as he was hoping. Anyway, he's so done with this. It's time speak out loud for an extended period.*

Arsé-kun: Arséne: I'm gonna try and keep this short, since this is a hell paper stack and I'm absolutely done with it. Arsé-kun: Arséne: *ahem* Let's start with the bat swarm that everybody most definitely saw (except me). It was not subtle, and there is a small danger of what it actually was being discovered. Fran's grandfather and... Uncle? I guess? Should hopefully have left port by then. Moving on. Arsé-kun: Arséne: While investigating a crime scene, I got attacked with the goal of getting to Harley. I, of course, survived, but the criminal did not. Upon doing research, I learned his name was Aleister Moriarty, a brother to the older James, and apparently very much tied into Harley's personal business. I stopped digging there in case the still-living Moriarty found out. Retired crime lord, but still a crime lord. There may be other criminals involved in this situation, but I will not suggest names yet. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Harley had gone out for the week and should be returning later today. His business. Sheepy: Sherlock: I hope he’s feeling better! Arsé-kun: Arséne: Yes, so do I. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Something about the criminal's personal property has set off several people, all of which were affected by the apparently named "Hidden Potential" or simply had a deep history with the man. It has been placed in a secure place to prevent a repeat event. By "secure" I mean "Hopefully in a hole Nyar hasn't discovered yet". Arsé-kun: Arséne: Now then. The only event I've failed to gain information on is what I'm calling the "Corn on fire" situation, named after the nearly first thing said by the previous Twilight head upon showing up and asking for a fire extinguisher. It was... something, but there seems to be no information anywhere about a farm fire, unless I am looking in the wrong place. Either way, the extinguisher was returned in roughly the same condition. Arsé-kun: Arséne: And final notes- Several people other than the Saint have survived from their time period to ours. More are implied. I am not exactly enjoying the idea of this many immortals, but it could absolutely be worse. Also, I need to look into employment laws for someone to possibly assist Von Zieks with something. That should be it. Sheepy: Sherlock: Employment laws?... Good luck. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Thank you. I will need it. Sheepy: Sherlock: When do you think he'll be back? Arsé-kun: Arséne: I don't know, but hopefully today if he keeps his word. Sheepy: *The door slowly creaks open. Harley trudges inside, his head hanging down. His skin's pale, his hair's a mess, and any energy he used to have is just gone. That motel visit did wonders for him!* Arsé-kun: Arséne: Je-sus christ in hell! *he jumps up to pull Harley in with extremely visible concern* Sheepy: Sherlock: Maybe a motel visit wasn't such a good idea...! Sheepy: Harley: ...I'm back... Arsé-kun: Arséne: You're back. Uh, here, sit down..! I'll get Wilson for you. *he offers Harley his chair. an honor.* Sheepy: Harley:...If I sit down, I'll... Sheepy: Harley: ...I can't. I'm sorry... Arsé-kun: Arséne: You break your ass? Sheepy: Sherlock: *he quietly leaves to get Watson* Sheepy: Harley: No...No. ...Haven't slept. Sheepy: Harley: I can't sit, or I'll fall asleep... I'm sorry... Arsé-kun: Arséne: .... Do, uh. Do you want to talk about it..? Sheepy: Harley: If I sleep, he'll come for me... He's coming for me, Lupin... If he catches me, you...everyone... You'll end up like her...! Sheepy: Harley: Y-you are...You are Lupin, aren't you...?! Arsé-kun: Arséne: Y-yes? Quite so? Would you like me to spout some French? Sheepy: Harley:..... It hurts, doesn't it...? I'm sorry I did this to you. ...B-but if I don't sleep, you won't suffer anymore. So I can't sit. I'm sorry. Arsé-kun: Arséne: *ahem, Phantom accent On* Quelle est donc cette nouvelle folie? ♫ Arsé-kun: Arséne: C’est quoi~~♪ Arsé-kun: Arséne: ce bordel~~~♪♫ Sheepy: Harley:......I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I didn't mean to. I didn't mean to...! Arsé-kun: Arséne: Harley. *he grabs Harley's arms* I've got no idea what you're talking about. Sheepy: Harley: Wh-what? Arsé-kun: Arséne: You haven't been here all week. You haven't done anything. Sheepy: Harley:....Then who killed you? Arsé-kun: Arséne: If I was dead, I don't think I'd be speaking with you without a medium or Tom. Sheepy: Harley: ...No...No...I keep seeing them...they keep talking to me...They want me to suffer with them...! It's all my fault! Arsé-kun: Arséne: ....... Do you need water? Sheepy: Harley: No...No...I haven't needed it...I haven't had it... Arsé-kun: Arséne: Are you sick..? Sheepy: Harley: *blank tired unsteady stare* ...? Arsé-kun: Arséne: .... I'm taking that as a yes. Sheepy: Harley:....I'm sorry....! Sheepy: Harley: If you aren't dead, then why...? Why do you look like that? I did that to you...I must've... I must've...! Arsé-kun: Arséne: Like what...? *brief pause to check himself over* Do I need to shower..? Sheepy: Harley:............Y...You can't... see it? You care so much about your appearance and you don't even notice you're rotting...?! H...Hahahah! I knew you weren't Lupin... I knew it... I'm dreaming again, aren't I...?! No...Lupin wouldn't be so comforting towards someone like me... I just wanna wake up... Arsé-kun: Arséne: According to my absolutely gigantic brain, *He is forcing the snobbiest voice he can manage* You're hallucinating. Feed my ego, dammit. Sheepy: Harley:........ Arsé-kun: Arséne: And then I'll make out with your brother. Is that bastard enough? Sheepy: Harley:...'m not...You're lying...You're lying... You're just him again...Trying to make me lower my guard...Stop lying...You can't have me... You can't! Arsé-kun: Watson: ... *he makes sure to enter where Harley can see him with his cup of ice. Visible Concern Intensifies* May I, then, if he cannot? Sheepy: Harley: Watson... Watson... Arsé-kun: Watson: Welcome back. You look like trash. Sheepy: Harley: I... Sheepy: Harley:.... Arsé-kun: Watson: Here. Take this. *he hands Harley an ice cube. it is very cold. it is wet. it is an ice cube.* Sheepy: Harley: ...Are you trying to poison me? Arsé-kun: Watson: It's an ice cube. You don't need to put it in your mouth. Just hold it. Sheepy: Harley:...It's cold... It's so cold... Arsé-kun: Watson: I sure hope so. It's ice. I just took it from the freezer. Sheepy: Harley: ........ Sheepy: Harley:....... Arsé-kun: *arsene steals an ice cube in the bg* Sheepy: Harley: Watson.... I failed. I'm sorry. I tried... Arsé-kun: Watson: What matters is you did your best. (has no idea what's going on) Sheepy: Harley:....No, I didn't. Sheepy: Harley: I haven't slept for four days. Arsé-kun: Watson: ... As a doctor, that hurts me greatly. Sheepy: Harley: I can't sleep. I can't. Arsé-kun: Watson: Would you like to explain? Sheepy: Harley: When I sleep, he comes for me. That man... Arsé-kun: Watson: And how would you explain that experience..? From "unpleasant" to "let me leave this planet" Sheepy: Harley: Uh...Uh... Sheepy: Harley:....10. Arsé-kun: Watson: .... I see. Arsé-kun: Watson: This leads to a problem. You badly need rest, but we don't want to risk anything. Sheepy: Harley: I'm sorry. Arsé-kun: Watson: Apology accepted. Sheepy: Harley:...I don't know what to do. Arsé-kun: Watson: I'm not sure either... ..... *after a few moments of thought, he turns to Sherlock* Where's the squid? I have several questions for him. Sheepy: Sherlock: In the fridge? Sheepy: Sherlock:.Hey, wait. We don't have any squid, do we? Sheepy: Sherlock: It looks like it'd be nasty... Arsé-kun: Watson: The one that lives with Saint. Sheepy: Sherlock: Oh. Arsé-kun: Watson: The one most definitely capable of this. Sheepy: Nyar: Yes, yes, what's up? Arsé-kun: Watson: Good afternoon, dearie, *threatening tone* do you have anything to do with my charge's situation? Sheepy: Nyar: Perhaps indirectly, but not directly. Arsé-kun: Watson: "Had a hand in it previously" indirectly, or "Related to me but I didn't do anything" indirectly? This affects what I do next. Sheepy: Nyar: Technically, in the end, this is totally 100% caused by my actions. If I hadn't temporarily traded away most of my power, nobody could steal it. Sheepy: Nyar: However! I didn't do anything. Sheepy: Nyar: In actuality, I'm the victim here so you should feel bad for me. Arsé-kun: Watson:... More useful than usual. Thank you. Do you have any advice to deal with this, or are you only good at the "cause" side? Sheepy: Nyar: I don't create messes just to clean them. Arsé-kun: Watson: Right, you make a mess to clean a different mess, and then leave others to deal with the end result. Sheepy: Nyar: Duh. Arsé-kun: Watson: Either way, thank you. You've been a help. Sheepy: Nyar: Gosh, someome finally thanks me on this house! Sheepy: Harley:.......So those images I've been seeing... Arsé-kun: Watson: Unless you've very suddenly become a medium for a sadistic clairvoyant ghost, they're most likely false. Sheepy: Harley: That might not necessarily be intentional, but rather... Maybe it's an aspect of Nyarlathotep that can't be detached from his abilities. ...Ah, I can't believe I'm thinking about this horrible sci-fi nonsense... Arsé-kun: Arséne: Tell me about it. *he steals another ice cube* I hate this, but here we are. Sheepy: Harley: So maybe he isn't fully capable of using it to his own personalized use because it's not his to begin with. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Are we going off the "stolen powers" presumption? heepy: Harley: Nyar, what were you capable of before you lost your power? Sheepy: Nyar: You might be wondering how capable someone as cool and handsome as me...No, I'm not really in the mood for this. Sheepy: Nyar: Listen, there's so much on that list that I can't give you a good answer. What I can say is that I was great at driving people mad through both their dreams and hallucinations, just like you're dealing with. Sheepy: Nyar: I don't necessarily know who stole it but I know Aleister. Arsé-kun: Watson: Go on. Sheepy: Nyar: His research was a great interest of mine, I guess. My dad thought if was useful, obviously, for making the perfect soldier. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Hold on. Is he where the hidden potential actually came from? Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah. Sheepy: Nyar: That's not my work. It's too messy. I can do that myself without the use of such things. Arsé-kun: Watson: No wonder Helsing had such an adverse reaction, then.. Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah, I'm guessing the intended target is Harley. Arsé-kun: Arséne: So who do we recruit to deal with this better than we can? Sheepy is not an option unless absolutely necessary. Sheepy: Nyar: It's strange... Generally, the hidden potential gives the one afflicted incredible strength and speed, but...Oh, lemme think. Sheepy: Nyar: Randy. Dad, I guess. Arsé-kun: Arséne: The Saint deals with you constantly, he might know something.. Sheepy: Nyar: Oh yeah, him too Arsé-kun: *Saint-G, missing the door and going straight through the wall because he wasn't paying attention in the background,* Sheepy: Nyar: Saint, do you havd any ideas? Arsé-kun: Germain: Only bad ones. Sheepy: Nyar: Great, that doesn't help. Arsé-kun: Germain: It's your dreams, stab them until they leave. I don't know. This isn't something we're usually able to combat. Sheepy: Harley:...Eventually I need to sleep. Arsé-kun: Germain: Sic Randolph on it. If he can't do it, good luck. Sheepy: Harley: He can help...? Arsé-kun: Germain: He's escaped Nyar before, in his own territory, so perhaps? But given the situation, maybe not.. Sheepy: Harley: I see. Arsé-kun: Germain: Were this a physical thing, it would be much more doable. Sheepy: Harley: I'm sorry. Arsé-kun: Germain: Don't apologize. You did not cause this. Sheepy: Harley:.......No, I did. Arsé-kun: Germain: .... Okay, you didn't personally invite someone with eldritch powers into your skull. Sheepy: Harley: But I made it worse...I've barely eaten and I've had little water these past few days because I...Everything's awful. Sheepy: Nyar: Man...I wanna do this to someone again. Sheepy: Harley: I just don't understand how he survived a fatal shot like that. Sheepy: Nyar:...? ....He's a vampire. Arsé-kun: Arséne: You've got to be kidding. Brain splatters on the street don't kill them? Sheepy: Nyar: No, of course not. Eh, at least, I guess it'd depend on how much of a vampire they are. I don't know much about such things. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Eugh. *dislike* Sheepy: Nyar: Sheesh, you really are squeamish. Arsé-kun: Arséne: How does that even work...? Do they have a second brain we don't know about? Sheepy: Nyar: ........ Sheepy: Nyar: I dunno. Sheepy: Nyar: Does that matter? Arsé-kun: Arséne: A little bit! How are you supposed to take such an obvious threat down when you don't know what does and doesn't work?? Sheepy: Nyar: Ask Delly. Arsé-kun: *Arséne looks miffed, but accepts this* Sheepy: Nyar: He should know! Sheepy: Nyar: Or, like, I could sic Nodens on him. Sheepy: Nyar: Or- ...Yeugh, I can't even say that name! Man, I hate him! Sheepy: Nyar: Fine, I'll go call Nodens. Arsé-kun: Watson: That would be appreciated. Sheepy: Nyar: *he calls up Phil* Hey, can you hunt someone down for me? ...Eh? What's that noise- why are you preparing your spear before finding out who it is...? ...Nonono, not me!!! Uh, so basically - *he explains the situation* -and so you seem like the best choice for fixing this. Arsé-kun: Germain: Prepare your ass, Nyar, it's going to be shot at you regardless. Sheepy: Nyar:...He agreed to it if he can hunt me down once the issue is solved... Arsé-kun: Germain: He can certainly try. Sheepy: Nyar: Right...something to look forward to...! Arsé-kun: Germain: Ten spears straight in your chest. How exciting. Sheepy: Nyar: Haha... Arsé-kun: Randy: It's Nyar season? Already? Shall I get my infantry rifle?? Sheepy: Nyar: No! Arsé-kun: Randy: No? You don't want to speak academic essays about philosophy at me? Sheepy: Nyar: I will when I'm feeling better! Sheesh, you humans really are picky. Arsé-kun: Germain: You love it, though. Sheepy: Nyar:....Maybe I do. Sheepy: Nyar: Get prepared for one after this mess is cleaned up! Arsé-kun: Randy: Well... Now I'm afraid to ask. Wh.. What mess now? Sheepy: Nyar: My power got stolen so that some wrinkly old man could harass Harley in his dreams. Arsé-kun: Randy: Oooh.. Should I try to interrupt it? I feel like I can. Sheepy: Nyar: You could try. Sheepy: Harley: If you can do anything...I just really want to sleep... Arsé-kun: Randy: I'll give it a shot. I know how that feels- It's awful. Sheepy: Nyar: Aww. Sheepy: Harley: Thank you... Sheepy: Harley: I think I'm going to sleep soon. Arsé-kun: Randy: *uwu)b* Sheepy: *Harley goes to lie down and sleep on the sofa* Arsé-kun: *Randy gets himself a few books and settles himself on the floor. guard engaged* Arsé-kun: *Harley finally gets some goddamn sleep! Good for him! Everyone else is questionable, we didn't check, don't ask me questions. Good morning, sluts* Sheepy: Sherlock: Good morning! Arsé-kun: Arséne: Bonjour! Sheepy: Sherlock: I watched a documentary on birds last night. Sheepy: Sherlock: Did you know that woodpeckers have tongues in their brain sockets? Or something. Sheepy: Sherlock: Would they be capable of discovering how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop if they wrapped their tongue around it? Is it still considered a lick? Arsé-kun: Arséne: By definition, I don't think so. Sheepy: Sherlock: What are the plans today? Arsé-kun: Arséne: See if there are any jobs that are at least slightly normal. Sheepy: Sherlock: Good idea. Sheepy: Sherlock: I'll keep an eye out! Arsé-kun: Arséne: Please do. Arsé-kun: Arséne: I think I'm going to go systematically insane if I don't do something soon. Sheepy: Sherlock: Hmm.. Sheepy: Sherlock: What about the case Harley was investigating? Arsé-kun: Arséne: That's his case. He needs something to focus on, I guess. Sheepy: Sherlock: Well, alright. Sheepy: Sherlock: I'll keep thinking! Arsé-kun: Arséne: Please do. It'd be terrible if you stopped. Sheepy: Sherlock: Why? Arsé-kun: Arséne: Why...? Arsé-kun: Arséne: Because you wouldn't be thinking, and that leads to something woefully unthought out? Sheepy: Sherlock: Makes sense. Sheepy: Harley:...You two are so loud. Arsé-kun: Arséne: My apologies. Did you sleep well? Sheepy: Harley: Yes. Thank you. Sheepy: Harley: But.... Sheepy: Harley: There's something wrong. ...I think. I'm not sure. Sheepy: Harley: With Randolph. Sheepy: Harley: I'm sorry. Sheepy: Harley: If I give him what he wants, he'll go away. But so will I. ...I'm selfish - I don't want this. .My selfishness is getting people hurt. Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he sighs, and gives himself a moment to prepare himself* What is it. Sheepy: Harley: I just said that I didn't know...! Sheepy: Harley: Just go look at him. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Fine. Fiiine. *he gets up, takes one of the big fancy knives Impey uses often, and exits scene. He's not taking risks today* Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 3 Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 9 Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 19 Arsé-kun: *A crash and a scream from the other room. There are absolutely zero doubts that it's Arséne, who hastily reappears in the kitchen without the knife and with blood on his shirt. He is not happy in any way, shape, or form.* Arsé-kun: Arséne: i AM NOT TOUCHING THAT Sheepy: Sherlock: What is it? Arsé-kun: Arséne: Think of an octopus crossbred with a starfish. Make it transparent. Except where it isn't because I am half sure it was filling with blood like a tick. I hate this. Sheepy: Sherlock: What do we do? Arsé-kun: Arséne: I stabbed it if that helps. Sheepy: Sherlock: Hmmm. Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... Harley, be a dear and cover your ears for a moment. *he exits scene again, jamming a hand into his pocket. That pocket can store the titanic and it's whole crew. guy pants pockets are amazing* Sheepy: *Harley covers his ears* Arsé-kun: *Several gunshots later, Arséne proudly returns with Harley's gun, still smoking, and Randy in his arms. Randy is not happy. How is Arséne carrying both? Easy. He's holding the handle of the gun with his mouth. next question.* Sheepy: Harley: ...You're getting spit on it...Okay, you can keep it. My gift to you. Arsé-kun: Arséne: 'rry. Sheepy: Harley: Should I get Watson? Arsé-kun: Arséne: uh-huuurh. Sheepy: *Harley goes and gets Watson* Arsé-kun: *Watson enters scene looking about as alert as you'd expect. help him. he sees Arséne. he sees Randy. he sees the gun in arsenes mouth. he no longer wants to know.* Sheepy: Harley: Uh, I'm sorry. Arsé-kun: Watson: Unless you caused that wound, do not apologize to me. Sheepy: Harley: No, I didn't. Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he puts Randy down in a chair and takes the gun out of his mouth* I shot an eldritch thing. No doing whatever that was in! My! House! Sheepy: Harley: It was a leech... Right? Arsé-kun: *Randy bitterly laughs. That's your answer* Sheepy: Harley:...No, too simple. I'm sorry, Randolph. Arsé-kun: Randy: It's fine. I accepted taking the damages last night. At least it didn't lead to arson this time. Sheepy: Harley: Arson? Sheepy: Sherlock: Arsene wasn't affected! Arsé-kun: Arséne: *he feels powerful. fuck that thing. fuck it! get shot bitch* Arsé-kun: Randy: No, no. *deep breath* Arson. Fires. Sheepy: Harley: Right. Arsé-kun: Randy: And that-- ow.. *he flinches from alcohol swab on wound. ouchie.* --Was probably not supposed to happen, but because I was there... Arsé-kun: Randy: ... But it also drove off someone who absolutely did not know what they were doing. Amateur... Sheepy: Harley: Thank you. Sheepy: Harley: It's the first restful sleep I've had in a while. Sheepy: Harley: But...I can't let you get involved again if you'll get hurt from it. Arsé-kun: Randy: damn this mortal coil for being so fragile. Sheepy: Harley: I'm sorry... Arsé-kun: Randy: You're not in charge of the mortal coil..! Sheepy: Harley:...? Arsé-kun: Arséne: You didn't cause this. Shush. Sheepy: Harley:...Right. Arsé-kun: *Someone has taken it upon themselves to dispose of the ... thing. Door opening, dragging, door opening again? Did they open it first for disposal? Why would you put that thing outside?? what* Sheepy: Harley: What was that? Arsé-kun: Arséne: Disposal? Sheepy: Harley: Saint-Germain is quick... Arsé-kun: Germain: *on the other side of the room* what Sheepy: Harley:...Not you? Arsé-kun: Germain: Certainly not. At least I'd drain the Shambler before dragging it. That's going to leave a permanent stain on the carpets. Arsé-kun: *arsene looks salty* Sheepy: Harley:....I wonder who it was... Sheepy: Sheepy: Do garbagemen usually wear full armor and carry a sword? Arsé-kun: Randy: Only if his name is Nodens. Sheepy: Sheepy: No, I've never seen this guy before...He took the ugly thing and left. Arsé-kun: Randy: Maybe hired by Nodens..? Sheepy: Sheepy: Eh, maybe... Sheepy: Sheepy: Who knows. Arsé-kun: Arséne: We'll have to look into it. Later. Sheepy: Sheepy: There's your "totally normal case". Arsé-kun: Arséne: Absolutely not. Sheepy: Sheepy: You're so picky... Arsé-kun: *They're not following it (yet), but will We?* Sheepy: *? is carrying ?? under his arm while dragging the squid. There's a trail of blood behind him...* Sheepy: ?: Hungry... ... ... They probably had food... Maybe I should go back and eat it... Arsé-kun: ??: *thick accent of some kind, muffled complaint, cough, insult, cough. save them* Sheepy: ?: I'll get food for you too.... Hungry... ... Sheepy: ?: *he sniffs at the air* ...Found food. It's close...Over here. Sheepy: ?: *he pats a nearby wall before...Kicking open the bar door!* Arsé-kun: Merlin: *JHABFAJFAHNNGN* *he dropped what he was holding, rip* Someone here this early in the morning..?? Sheepy: ?: Food....... Arsé-kun: Merlin: *proceeds to drop his jaw also* S.. Sir Griflet?!???? Sheepy: Grif: What? What is it? ...Oh, you're here. Sheepy: Grif: ...Hungry... Arsé-kun: Merlin: right, hhhhhold on just a moment..!! *he rushes out of the room* Arsé-kun: *Merlin returns with edibles Very Quickly. Edibles as in food. Not drugs. You don't eat drugs in most cases and that would not help here* Sheepy: Grif:.... Sheepy: Grif:......*headtilt*............. Sheepy: Grif: *he dumps ?? in a nearby seat, tosses the squid aside, and starts eating the food with his hands. Grif you just touched a bloodied up squid monster. Nasty* Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... And Sir Kay, too... Where have you been..? Sheepy: Grif: Oh. Sheepy: Grif: On the brink of death. Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's how, not where. Sheepy: Grif: ? Sheepy: Grif: Kay. You tell him. Arsé-kun: *Kay's response is incomprehensible Old English, several insults, coughing, and generally having no idea how to answer* Sheepy: Grif: Eh. Fine. Time traveling here. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Time travel..! How?? None of us three can do that, nor can we together! Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... And you're speaking perfect modern english, too! Sheepy: Grif: Would you let that stop you if your client needed you over a thousand years in the future? Hah! Don't give up so easily. Arsé-kun: *Merlin just stares* Sheepy: Grif: Never give up. If you put your mind to something, you can accomplish it. Sheepy: Grif: For example: Sir Lancelot puts me on the brink of death. However, I decide that I would not die there. So of course I lived! Simple. Arsé-kun: *Implied Kay insult* Sheepy: Grif: Hah. Arsé-kun: *fou is eating cereal off the floor. thank you fou* Arsé-kun: Merlin: Can somebody please come downstairs and prove I'm not going bonkers finally?? Sheepy: Myrrdin: What's up-- What!? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Okay, great, you see them too, right?! Sheepy: Myrrdin: How are they here- how are they still alive?! Sheepy: Grif: I smelled food. Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's what I wanted to know!! We can't even achieve time travel but here they are!! Sheepy: Grif: This isn not the first time for me. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Travelling one second per second isn't time travel! Sheepy: Grif:? No... Sheepy: Grif: If your client needs you in the future, you time travel. Sheepy: Myrrdin: No.. Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's what I said! Sheepy: Grif: ...!! So you just let them suffer?! Hah! Try harder to help innocents or I'll tear you to shreds! Sheepy: Grif: You can have the gift. Sheepy: Myrrdin:...G...Gift? I don't want it. Sheepy: Grif: It's wrong to say no to gifts. Arsé-kun: *More Kay insults amid coughing. something along the lines of "are you a pussy bitch, dumbass?" but like. middle english.* Sheepy: Myrrdin: You sound like you're sick. Sheepy: Grif: Yes. He got infected wifh the time travel disease. Sheepy: Myrrdin:...How do you know what diseases are? Arsé-kun: Merlin: He just said he's done this before. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Yeah, but he's like he's living under a rock for almost everything in my experience...Ask him to get one herb for you, and you know what you get? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Cattails and a shark. Sheepy: Myrrdin: A basil-isk. Arsé-kun: *Merlin snorts* Sheepy: Grif: Worry not. Sheepy: Grif: As I do more quests I evolve my senses to excel for the purpose of questing. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Somehow? He's almost harder to understand now. Sheepy: Grif: Simply, if I put on my Quest Vision buff, I can see your intentions. Arsé-kun: Merlin: he speaks in video game.... Sheepy: Myrrdin: H-how do you know what a video game is? Sheepy: Grif: What is a video game? Arsé-kun: Merlin: the thing the word "buff" comes from in this context! Sheepy: Grif:....I see. My dad taught me it... Sheepy: Grif:...Yes, he said he had important information in the future, and in the future he gave me an explanation for some things. However, he left soon afterwards. Sheepy: Grif: Yes, yes, he gave me a quest. Sheepy: Grif: "Play a real Shin Megoomi Tensay Game". Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's.... Unlikely to actually be a quest.... I guess it's the title? Sheepy: Grif: I could ask him for more details but I am sure he is busy. Sheepy: *In the background, a white peacock eats cereal off the floor.* Arsé-kun: *Fou shares* Sheepy: Myrrdin: Hey, there's a huge conundrum here. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Is it that we're dealing with this? Sheepy: Myrrdin: Sir Lancelot killed Sir Griflet, so...If they meet up again, Sir Lancelot will probably panic... Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, obviously not since Grif's here! Sheepy: Grif: I simply decided that I would not die. Sheepy: Grif: Many types of lizards drop their tail when threatened. Sheepy: Grif: Dragons do not. Arsé-kun: Fou: Fou fou! Fooou! Sheepy: Grif: Instead, we just...Ah... Sheepy: Grif:......They haven't grown in yet. So I just imitated a snake and played dead. Sheepy: Grif: Anyway, can you teach Kay modern English? Sheepy: Grif: We have difficulty speaking now. Sad. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Maybe if we cheat..? But if I bite my tongue it might end badly.. Sheepy: Grif: I can ask Dad instead but I try not to rely on him. Sheepy: Grif: So you should do it. Sheepy: Grif: You can have the gift in exchange. Arsé-kun: Merlin: *he looks at Myrrdin* Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... I don't really want to. What if I get whatever he's got? Sheepy: Grif: Fine. Sheepy: Grif: Learn it yourself, Kay. Arsé-kun: *Kay complains* Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... *lightbulb emoji, flower petals erupt, Kay sneezes* I got it, hold on, I need an oven mitt and a mighty need to slap someone. Arsé-kun: *Merlin gets the mitt after going behind the bar and stepping over Meril, leaving him alone for once. Shockingly. Merlin proceeds to do magic. This is risky, as he tends to mess up long spells. In the end, he succeeded in enchanting this oven mitt, but also blew something up in his face.* Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Good enough! Arsé-kun: *he returns to the group after cleaning himself off, equipped with the oven mitt and a big "I'm up to no good" grin* Arsé-kun: Merlin: I dub thee the mitten of language, and *approaching Kay* thou as the first hit! *and proceeds to smack Kay with the magical oven mitt!* Arsé-kun: *Kay is too stunned to do anything for a moment..* Arsé-kun: Kay: .... wHat the FUCK is wrong with you, you old tasteless coot--- ?!??? Arsé-kun: *Merlin does a perfect idol-like victory pose, before the mitt blows up on him again. Cartoony ash-face fx here.* Sheepy: Grif: There. Now you can speak modern English. Good. Arsé-kun: Kay: I don't even know half the words coming out of my mouth, and why do I sound so different?! Old coot, what did you fuck u-*cough, cough* Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes. Sheepy: Grif: You'll get better. Arsé-kun: Kay: Not that! Arsé-kun: Kay: And f-- *spots fou* Y O U Sheepy: Grif: It's fluffy and soft looking. Sheepy: Grif: ......... Arsé-kun: Fou: *looks up at Grif* Fou! Fou fou fou!! Arsé-kun: *Fou trots up to Grif and rubs against him. Fou is calling dibs on this man* Sheepy: Grif: Can I pet you? Arsé-kun: Fou: Fou! :3 Sheepy: *Grif pets Fou!* Arsé-kun: *Fou ignores the Murderous Glare he's getting from Kay in favor of AW YEA PETS* Sheepy: Bedi: There's customers so early.....Meril's not even up yet....--!? Arsé-kun: Kay: Well, sard me with gadzook's and hang me up to dry! Look who we got here! Sheepy: Grif: Sword? Hmmm, but......No, the weather isn't right. Wait for a hotter day. Okay? Sheepy: Bedi: Kay...!? Arsé-kun: Kay: I expect this from the shite wizards, but you?? How are you here? Sheepy: Bedi: Until I have become the perfect knight for my King, I cannot allow even death to stop me. Sheepy: Grif: An impossible quest with a dead client... Arsé-kun: Kay: Wh... Sheepy: Bedi: In my King's final moments, I committed the gravest sin any knight could. I cannot say I even deserve such a title... To risk my King's eternal rest for my own selfish desires... To lie to him in his dying moments... Such cruelty can never be forgiven. Arsé-kun: Kay: ..... Bedivere, who gives a shit? I lied to his face all the time. Dumb farter. Sheepy: Bedi: But those lies... They don't compare... Arsé-kun: Kay: Stop being such a stick up the ass. Have a drink, sit back, shut the absolute fuck of your mouth. Arsé-kun: Kay: And booze me. Sheepy: Bedi: ...I'm sorry, I was answering your question to my greatest ability, but I suppose it's not an endearing answer... Sheepy: Myrrdin: Our bartender is sleeping on the floor behind the bar. Arsé-kun: Kay: Well, tell Antlers to come shine my shoes and get me a drink. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Antlers.....He shedded those and he's moody about it. Arsé-kun: Kay: Dammit! I wanted to hang things on those. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Me too! Arsé-kun: *Merlin cocks the peacock like a shotgun and aims it behind the bar. hehe. cock. 10/10 maturity here* Sheepy: *There's a loud honking noise from the peacock, followed by Meril screaming.* Sheepy: Meril: Why!? Sheepy: Grif: His waking call........... He read somewhere that roosters do that, so he started doing it. Arsé-kun: *Kay busts out laughing. Most of it is spent coughing, but still.* Sheepy: Bedi: He's not a chicken.......... Arsé-kun: Merlin: Advanced chicken! Sheepy: Bedi: Really? Does he taste like chicken? Arsé-kun: Merlin: How should I know? Grif would maim me if I tried. Sheepy: Grif: You would certainly die. Arsé-kun: Merlin: And that's the tea. Sheepy: Meril: You're awful! Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's not new. What, no yells of shock or pointing? Nothing? Sheepy: Meril: What is that thing in my face?! Sheepy: Grif: It's Elyan. He's my friend. Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's a 'cock. Sheepy: Grif: If you cry, he will absorb your tears and grow stronger from your pain. Arsé-kun: Kay: Where's your antlers, bitch? You naked? Naked like a baby? Sheepy: Meril: Gh...! Sheepy: Meril: I was cursed, okay? Sheepy: Meril: My nubs are finally growing in though. And I'll ram you first...! Arsé-kun: Kay: With what?? Sheepy: Meril: My antlers when they grow back in. Arsé-kun: Kay: What'll that take, another hundred years? Sheepy: Grif: Mine haven't started... Sheepy: Meril: Oh, shut up! Sheepy: Meril:.... Sheepy: Meril: Hey, hey, hey, wait a moment! How did you get here?! Sheepy: Grif: Feet. Sheepy: Grif: One. Two. One. Two. One... Arsé-kun: Kay: Magic bullshittery I don't know the word of. Portal? Is that the word? Sheepy: Meril:...Eh? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Would you believe Grif accessed time travel before us?? And this isn't his first time??? Sheepy: Meril: What?! Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's what I  s a i d!! Sheepy: Grif: You shouldn't do it yourself. Sheepy: Grif: They don't like it when you do. Sheepy: Grif: They will find you if you anger them. Perhaps the present is more attractive to you than the future. Sheepy: Grif: ... Sheepy: Myrrdin: That's great, buddy. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sick, I don't know what that means. I'm getting new breakfast. Sheepy: Grif: Tindalosi fhtagn l'imas nga l'toklan c-ultoth...! Arsé-kun: Kay: Just like that, I no longer want to hear words. Sheepy: Bedi: ...Th-that made my skin crawl... Sheepy: Grif:....... Sheepy: Myrrdin: I learned so much from that. I feel informed. Arsé-kun: *Kay finally gets up and beelines to the booze. Raging alcoholic achieves alcohol.* Sheepy: Meril: Hey, hey... My alcohol...No, I understand after hearing that. Arsé-kun: Kay: I've been dealing with that all week. I need this for me. Please understand. Sheepy: Meril: I get it. Sheepy: Grif: You understand. Yes? You understand. You have been warned. Sheepy: Grif: Don't dabble in such forbidden things. Arsé-kun: Merlin: The time traveler is telling us not to dabble in something he did more than once. Aight. Sheepy: Grif: My dad gave me permission. Sheepy: Bedi: ...? Your dad seemed a little strange personality wise but otherwise normal... I can't see him being allowed to make such decisions... Arsé-kun: Merlin: *putting his cereal DOWN first thing time.* ... The dragon?? Sheepy: Grif: No. Sheepy: Grif: That's my other dad. I have two. Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Medieval m-preg? Arsé-kun: *merlin is marked for death* Sheepy: Bedi: Wh-what... I don't like the sound of that. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, if there's no mom, someone had to do it! Sheepy: Bedi: But I met his mom...She ran away one day according to my parents and never came back, fearfully murmuring about her son being a demon... Sheepy: Grif: Oh. No. She's adoptive, I think. My other dad could reproduce asexually if he pleased like my great grandfather probably. I have never asked. It's not complicated. Sheepy: Grif: She probably isn't a part of the process. Arsé-kun: Kay: Who cares about who shagged who to make Grif?? *he returns. booze was had.* It's Griflet. Sheepy: Bedi: I'm moreso wondering who can decide on time travel rights... Sheepy: Grif: My dad is Yog-Sothoth. Why? Arsé-kun: *Merlin promptly chokes on his Unlucky Charms.* Sheepy: Bedi: I, uh... Don't know who that is. Have I met him before? Sheepy: Grif: He's my dad. Sheepy: Grif: He's nice. Sheepy: Grif: I love him a lot. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Y-you're joking, right? You have to be joking...! Arsé-kun: Kay: You think this bitch can tell a joke? Sheepy: Myrrdin: Let me dream that this one thing is a joke...How did he not end up an awful abomination...?! Arsé-kun: Fou: fou ex Sheepy: Grif: When you make a child sometimes you work hard on every detail and sometimes you click random. Sheepy: Grif: I have many siblings on one side who are just "random". Arsé-kun: Merlin: Most people do not have the ABILITY to not press random, Grif! Sheepy: Grif: I have many siblings on my other side who are just "dragon". Sheepy: Grif: They should work harder at that ability. Sheepy: Grif: Because otherwise you get many legs. Hairy legs. Bald legs. Legs. Legs. Legs legs legs legs Sheepy: Grif: Very important. Sheepy: Grif: I decided the look of my son but never got to see him. How did he look? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Like you, but a twink. Sheepy: Grif: Like me... That brings me joy... Arsé-kun: Kay: the hell is a twink Sheepy: Grif: I know not...But more importantly...Like me, Kay...! Arsé-kun: Kay: Yes, I heard. Great. More dumbasses. Sheepy: Grif: No. No! Arsé-kun: Kay: No? *he finally takes a lone fruit from the selection Grif was given and obliterated.* Sheepy: Grif: He's not stupid, I'm sure. And nor am I. Sheepy: Bedi: No, the word I think works best here is socially oblivious.. Sheepy: Grif:.... Arsé-kun: *momentary pause to see Harley, Sherlock, and Arséne looking for someone's lost pet. Harley is in the lead with Knowing how to do this. it's a good day to be harley. ok anyway* Sheepy: Grif:.....? Sheepy: Grif: Dragons don't follow the same social rules... Sheepy: Grif: They steal princesses away from unhappy situations like my dad. And then knights come and kill them for no reason before bringing the princesses back to their unhappy situations. But books always praise the knights for this. Sheepy: Grif: You see? A very different opinion on justice. Our social rules vary just as much. Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's just a miscommunication. Sheepy: Grif: Miscommunication... Ah, I guess humans don't understand dragons telling them that they're actually in the right... Sheepy: Grif: Actually... I watched Sir Lancelot slaughter two of my siblings when he was off doing some quest... I just happened to be in the area, but getting in between him and his sword seemed like a frightening prospect... Arsé-kun: Kay: Getting in his way is a frightening prospect, end of sentence. I had to see how you looked after that. Sheepy: Grif: Hah. ...........It stung, just a bit. Arsé-kun: Kay: Gee, wonder why. It's not like your idol beat your head in or something. Sheepy: Grif: Emotionally......it hurt more than physically. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Too bad you can't let him know that now, huh? Arsé-kun: Merlin: :3c Sheepy: Bedi: ...? But he can... Arsé-kun: Merlin: He can, but not NOW. Sheepy: Bedi: Because Sir Lancelot doesn't have a phone number, I'd assume..... Arsé-kun: Merlin: If you think we three legendary magus can't think of a way to do a basic contact to a single person... Sheepy: Myrrdin: You think he has a Twitter or Facebook? Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's a loser, so probably a Tumblr. Sheepy: Myrrdin: What would his username be..... Sheepy: Bedi: ? Arsé-kun: Merlin: To find a loser, we need to think like a loser. Sheepy: Bedi: He never told you....... Arsé-kun: Merlin: He told you?? Sheepy: Bedi: Yes. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Can you... Tell us?? Sheepy: Bedi: ........ Sheepy: Myrrdin: You wrote it down. Didn't you? Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Right? Sheepy: Bedi: Um.... Sheepy: Bedi: *he's fidgeting anxiously...* Sheepy: Myrrdin: If we check his history, it should be there still... Arsé-kun: Merlin: Gimme ya phone Sheepy: *Bedi gives Merlin his phone* Arsé-kun: *Merlin is greeted with a billion tabs.* Sheepy: Myrrdin: Geez......Do you close your tabs ever? Sheepy: Bedi: ........Close? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Good lord. Sheepy: Bedi: I can close them...? I see... I accidentally create them and then I use them because I feel bad for them, not having an identity... Sheepy: Bedi: I apologize... Sheepy: Myrrdin: We could've just shown you how to close them... This is awful. Sheepy: Myrrdin: So if we go all the way to the bottom, it should be there somewhere. Right? Sheepy: Grif: *his pupils have gone big at the sight of the phone...* ...Shiny... Arsé-kun: Merlin: Should be the newest tab.. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Right. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Is that it? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Let's find out! *he opens the tab. several pictures of swords load. yeeeeeep. has the right aesthetic.* Sheepy: Myrrdin:...Sheesh, what a nerd. Sheepy: Bedi: He likes swords. Sheepy: Bedi: Hmm...But if he and Queen Guinevere show up...It'll feel closer to a Round Table meeting... Of course, the King will be missing... Sheepy: Grif:...Queen Guinevere... ... I like her... Her dress when I met her was green and shiny. I like green. Very nice... Sheepy: Grif: It's tart... My favorite apple. Arsé-kun: Kay: I haven't known this language long enough to keep track of what you just said. Sheepy: Grif: One time she smiled at me. It made me happy... But it was clear she was unhappy usually even though she smiled often. My wings hadn't grown in yet so I patiently waited until I could follow my Dad's example. But they haven't grown in yet. Too bad. Sir Lancelot would have cut me up like he did to my siblings anyway...Scary... Sheepy: Myrrdin: Have you sent him a message yet? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nope, I'm looking at his nerdism. I think he typed an essay about how this dagger is illegal in several countries for fun. Sheepy: Myrrdin: I'm glad he's having fun. Sheepy: Grif: Sir Lancelot is like the hero who defeats the dragon...But he too saves the princess from misery...The best of both worlds... He really is the coolest... Arsé-kun: Merlin: lol wot u gay :P Sheepy: Grif:? Arsé-kun: *Merlin dabs and then starts closing some fuckin tabs. aka all of them. mass close. the phone's ram is FREE.* Sheepy: Myrrdin: Finally! Arsé-kun: *Merlin returns Bedi's phone, takes out his OWN in it's cute bunny phone case and sends Lance a message.* Sheepy: Grif: I want to fight Sir Lancelot again to see just how much stronger he's gotten...Ah, but my wounds from our last fight haven't fully healed, have they... Sheepy: Grif: Bunny... Arsé-kun: Merlin: We'll look at those wounds. We've gotten better at healing, of course, so it shouldn't be a problem! Just don't strip here OR now! Sheepy: Grif: Why? Sheepy: Grif: Everyone here has seen me without a shirt. Sheepy: Bedi: You can't strip in front of- Sheepy: Grif: *he swaps to his Casual (Modern) outfit from the menu and then begins taking off his shirt* Sheepy: Bedi: Grif, no! Arsé-kun: *Fou turns and stares at Myrrdin* Sheepy: Grif: *he opens his menu once more to check his Status* Arsé-kun: Kay: Stop doing that! That thing you're doing! That gives me a hell of a headache! Sheepy: Grif: I am currently at 1032/10502 HP and my Status is Normal. Sheepy: Bedi: Wh-what is he doing? Arsé-kun: Merlin: You know what? I've got no idea, but it still looks like a game menu. Sheepy: Myrrdin: ...Maybe we've been in a video game all along? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Don't do that! Sheepy: Myrrdin: ...Haha, I'm kidding! If we were, I'd be one of the ikemen to date... But my type is blondes... Sheepy: Grif: No, we're..... Sheepy: *Grif opens up the relationship tab* ... 0.5 hearts out of ten. Okay? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Daaaamn, y'all gotta work on that, huh?! Sheepy: Myrrdin: Why am I so low...? Sheepy: Myrrdin: Sheesh, though...I never would've expected that from Kay and you. Arsé-kun: Kay: You gotta problem with it?? Sheepy: Myrrdin: Well, you guys always are fighting.. Arsé-kun: Kay: Yeah? Sheepy: Myrrdin: So I assumed you two hated each other? Arsé-kun: Kay: I absolutely want to strangle him. I want to hit him with my sword. I want to throw him into the ocean. But I won't. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Bond Lvl 10 and you still want to kill him... Arsé-kun: Kay: Gonna kick his ass. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Yeah... Sheepy: Grif: ? Arsé-kun: Kay: :) Sheepy: Grif: What? Arsé-kun: Kay: This is the reason why I'm gonna kick you! You never catch onto anything I'm saying! Sheepy: Grif: Ah. I see. What are you saying? Sheepy: Grif: That you want to fight? Arsé-kun: Kay: Grif, how am I supposed to keep up with all your nonsense when you don't keep up with mine? Sheepy: Grif: Ah...you're right. Arsé-kun: *Merlin wisely keeps out of this one. Instead, he's scrolling through Lance's weapon blog. what a nerd.* Arsé-kun: *Fou has snagged Bedi's phone and is playing a game on it. He's tapping the screen with his little paws. so cute* Arsé-kun: *... And Kay goes to get more booze after he stops having a coughing fit.* Sheepy: Bedi: Have you contacted him? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah, I send a message. Sheepy: Bedi: So now we wait.. Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Yep. Perfect grammar. Sheepy: Myrrdin: You send the message... Arsé-kun: Merlin: Now we waita. I senda the calzone into space. Arsé-kun: Merlin: I don'ta paya the taxes. Arsé-kun: Fou: Fooooooooooou! Arsé-kun: *visible kay confusion. memes do not make sense to a medieval man* Sheepy: Grif: Ah. Space. Sheepy: Grif: My dad lives somewhere near there. Arsé-kun: Merlin: The final frontier. *whistles the star trek theme* Sheepy: Grif: I did not inherit his looks. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Yeah, I noticed.. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Damn, good thing you didn't! You'd be all balls and- *i dont have an ending for this joke, so fou slaps him* Sheepy: Grif: Yes. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh! *he looks down at his phone, which then beeps. message prediction on point. by one second.* Sheepy: Grif: Soon...He will arrive. Yes? Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's the gist of it, yep. And he's bringing his hot wife. Sheepy: Grif: I must bring up my conversation guide for...No... Sheepy: Grif: That is only acceptable sometimes... Sheepy: Grif:....Queen Guinevere is coming? Sheepy: Grif: I just guarded her execution...Hmm, hmmmmm... she won't mind. Arsé-kun: Kay: The queen? Is around? Sheepy: Grif: Who else would Sir Lancelot's wife be? Sheepy: Grif: He likes tall married women and tall single men. Arsé-kun: Kay: How are they here?? They can't time travel like you. Sheepy: Bedi: It's complicated. Sheepy: Grif: It's simple, Kay. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Magic Sheepy: Grif: People die when they are killed. Arsé-kun: Kay: How the FUCK does that help me, Griflet?! Sheepy: Grif: You see, if they are not killed... Sheepy: Grif: Obviously, nothing would make them die. Yes? Sheepy: Grif: It's simple. Sheepy: Bedi: People can die of age, too... Arsé-kun: Kay: ... I liked the way saying that felt. Fuck you. Humans die of being old, Grif! You're a special fucking case! Sheepy: Grif: ? Sheepy: Grif: I am younger than you. Sheepy: Grif: You are the old one... Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nobody fuck (without me)! It's a magic older than any of us three that let them survive this long. Sheepy: Grif: Yes. That explains Sir Bedivere as well. Right? Arsé-kun: Merlin: No, that was us. Sheepy: Grif:....Hm, so he lied, saying it was his determination to fulfill his goal... Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, that too, but also us. Sheepy: Grif: I see... He's a liar... Sheepy: Bedi: I didn't lie... Arsé-kun: Merlin: Okay, better. We're the reason he's able to MOVE. He's keeping himself alive otherwise. Sheepy: Grif: I see...Eternal youth... Arsé-kun: Merlin: Is it from me? Is it from handling the excalibur? Is it from something else? We don't know. Sheepy: Bedi: The Excalibur did seem to accept me... But perhaps it just understood that I needed to return it. Arsé-kun: Merlin: We just don't know. Sheepy: Bedi: Anyway... Now we wait. Sheepy: Grif: Wait? Hah. Sheepy: Grif: Waiting means nothing to me. I have waited in every dungeon I’ve ever seen. Sheepy: Grif: Anyway, I have a general list of dungeons rated best to worst in terms of food quality and housing quality respectively. If you ever feel like getting captured in a dungeon, make sure to check it out. Arsé-kun: Merlin: *trying not to laugh* and remember to like and subscribe, and hit the bell for notifications! Sheepy: Grif: I don’t understand. Arsé-kun: Merlin: D-don't worry about it. It's a simple spell to annoy people in this time period. Sheepy: Grif: ...! I see... *he bows to one knee* Thank you, Great Mage Merlin, for bestowing your magic knowledge unto me. Sheepy: Myrrdin:...Sheesh, Kay's been dealing with this for who knows how long. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy... I mean, that's so sad. Sheepy: Myrrdin:...Sheesh, Kay's been dealing with this for who knows how long. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy... I mean, that's so sad. Arsé-kun: Kay: *behind the bar again and making a drink* Welcome to hell. Sheepy: Grif: Kay gave me strength by arriving in my brink of death because I refused to die in front of a coward. I appreciate this act greatly. Arsé-kun: Kay: :v Sheepy: Grif: It is the nicest thing he has done for me. Arsé-kun: Kay: >:v Sheepy: Grif: We truly have an unbreakable bond. Arsé-kun: *... As he says this, the relationship meter drops to 9.* Sheepy: Grif:....?! Sheepy: Grif:........Hm....Hmmm.... Sheepy: Grif: What did I say wrong.... Sheepy: Grif: *he switches tabs onthe menu to Help before selecting Relationships* ... ... ... Arsé-kun: Kay: 'Ey, Scalies, maybe stop calling me a coward, you piece of shit. Sheepy: Grif: ? Sheepy: Grif:...But you hid from me after I came to make good on my threat... Arsé-kun: Kay: Murdering fifteen people in a row after telling me you wanted "revenge" and calling it a "basic quest" is fucking terrifying! Sheepy: Grif: ? Arsé-kun: Kay: I like, living? Arsé-kun: Kay: You moron? Sheepy: Grif: But I only permanently mentally scarred the old woman by making her a widow and childless in one day. Arsé-kun: Kay: That's still enough you absolutely dumb and stupid loaf of bread! Sheepy: Grif: Hm... Sheepy: Grif:... Sheepy: Grif: But Kay... Sheepy: Grif: If you taunt strangers and doubt their capabilities this is what can happen. You agree to this response by creating the hostile environment to begin with. Arsé-kun: Kay: Bastard, at no point does "I should commit mass murder!" come from "This mean man insulted me and hurt my feelings"! Unless you're a pussy ass bitch! Are you a pussy ass bitch? Sheepy: Grif:? Sheepy: Grif: Well, you didn't think I could finish the quest. So naturally I'd prove you wrong. And along the way I'd get loot for the King as a sidequest. Which requires more slaughter. Arsé-kun: Kay: One of the knight codes was literally about not committing slaughter you fuckwad! Sheepy: Grif:..........? Sheepy: Grif:............ Sheepy: Grif: I recall being shown a list early on... Sheepy: Grif:...... Sheepy: Grif:...But not being able to read it. Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Arsé-kun: Kay: ......... Arsé-kun: Kay: You came from a fucking magic orb of time and space, and a fucking dragon, and you're this goddamn stupid? Sheepy: Grif:? Arsé-kun: Kay: Good lord and his hooks, take me away like Galahad but maybe the other direction. I don't want to risk meeting Grif mid-questline. Sheepy: Grif: Kay... Arsé-kun: Kay: Because I enjoy LIVING! Sheepy: Grif: I was never taught how to read that language... Arsé-kun: Kay: Then why didn't you. Arsé-kun: Kay: Just. Arsé-kun: Kay: A S K?! Sheepy: Grif:? Sheepy: Grif: I assumed it wasn't important. Arsé-kun: Kay: *bad grif imitation* "hurr hurr mr kay please teach me to read the funny letters" Well sure mr griflet thank you for asking! *and then glares* Sheepy: Grif: Ah. You will teach me? Sheepy: Grif: *his eyes light up (figuratively)* How lucky am I to have a friend like you, Kay. Arsé-kun: Kay: It's not like I have a job now! Sure, I guess, as long as you don't make me want to bash my head on a wall. Sheepy: Grif: Really... The luckiest man there is... Sheepy: Grif: I will bash your head into a wall for you so you don't have to trouble yourself with it. Sheepy: Grif: That is my repayment. Arsé-kun: Kay: If it kills me, I will haunt you for the rest of your shitty life. Sheepy: Grif:.......! Sheepy: Grif: Kay...... Arsé-kun: Kay: In the bad way! Sheepy: Grif: No....! It's not bad! Arsé-kun: Kay: Not the loyal "I'll follow you anywhere!" way! I will literally stab you with a broken plate! Sheepy: Grif: You're the only friend who'd stick together with me even past death... Arsé-kun: Kay: How do you take all my insults as compliments and all my compliments as insults?! Sheepy: Grif: All of my friends avoid me except for you... Sheepy: Grif: Elyan, too. Arsé-kun: Kay: Okay, fine. If this kills me, swear on your dad's favorite rock, I will literally avoid you for the rest of time. Because I'll be dead. Sheepy: Elyan: *he's preening himself in the bg* Sheepy: Grif:....?! Sheepy: Grif: ........... Sheepy: Grif: I see.... Sheepy: Grif: *he looks hurt....* Arsé-kun: Kay: And if you bashing my head in the wall when that's clearly not what I meant is what kills me, so goddamn be it. Arsé-kun: Kay: Now if you excuse me! I'm going to try and kill what's left of my common sense, which isn't all that common anyway! Sheepy: Grif:? Sheepy: Grif: So you want a different payment.... Sheepy: Grif:...... Sheepy: Grif: Something liquid enough to sell but having inherent worth at the same time... Sheepy: Grif: But money isn't everything... Arsé-kun: Merlin: money is exchanged for goods and services. Sheepy: Grif: You can have one of my most treasured possessions, Kay. Sheepy: Grif: That will be my payment. Sheepy: Grif: One of Elyan's shedded feathers. Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Yeah, sure. Sheepy: Grif: I may even give you a shiny rock. Please look forward ti it. Sheepy: Grif: I only give my closest friends shiny rocks. Arsé-kun: Kay: I'll look forward to being stoned. Sheepy: Grif: ? Sheepy: Grif: Really.......I see. Sheepy: Grif: Okay, stand over there. Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Is that not it? Does that still mean what it used to? Sheepy: Grif: I will stone you. Arsé-kun: Merlin: 420 blaze it *snnrrrkk* Sheepy: *Grif pulls out a rock* Arsé-kun: Kay: That isn't shiny at all. Sheepy: *Grif throws it at Kay* Arsé-kun: *klank* Sheepy: Grif: .....Hm. Arsé-kun: Kay: Do I get to keep that. Sheepy: Grif: It's not shiny, but you can have it. Arsé-kun: Kay: cool. Sheepy: Grif: Just don't lose it. Sheepy: Bedi: I suppose he's nervous and prolonging showing up..... Arsé-kun: Merlin: I wonder why. It's not like I told him they were here. Sheepy: Bedi: Maybe of us. Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's silly. We're just wizards and a good knight. Sheepy: Bedi: But... he has changed a lot. He’s probably worried that we’ll notice. Even worse, comment on it. Or, worst of all, give him a pitiful look and nothing else. After all, many knights viewed him as great, so him changing so much may threaten that image in his mind... the imagine that defined his identity. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well said.... Very well said. I've got no counters to that. Sheepy: Bedi: Like the time Sir Tristan hid from everyone for a week because he bruised his face and thought he was ugly because of it. Sheepy: Bedi: I remember Lucan saying... “Maybe he’s dead. ...Haha, just kidding.” Arsé-kun: Merlin: Lucan was cruel sometimes. That had not changed. Sheepy: Bedi: ...Yes, even to the end. Arsé-kun: Merlin: But no one invited depression, so moving along swiftly! Arsé-kun: *Fou is rudely picked up and plopped into Bedi's arms* Sheepy: Bedi: ? Sheepy: Elyan: *he mourns the loss of his new friend, Fou* Arsé-kun: *elyan he's above you. look up* Sheepy: Elyan: *honks* Arsé-kun: Fou: *fous* Sheepy: Grif: I'll fight him to lift his spirits. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Take the fighting outside. Sheepy: Grif: Why? Sheepy: Grif:....Hmm, that's right. Sheepy: Grif: I'm too injured to fight right now. Sheepy: Grif:...And anyway, Sir Lancelot is too scary to ever fight again. Sheepy: Grif: It's fairly simple to play dead with someone like him. Sheepy: Grif: But playing dead before you should be dead... Sheepy: Grif: I suppose he wouldn't fall for that. So I fought back but waited for him to beat me within an inch of my life to play dead. Arsé-kun: Merlin: your menu just said you were at full hp... Sheepy: Grif:....? Sheepy: Grif:...! Sheepy: Grif: So your bar has natural healing regeneration. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yes! Sheepy: Grif: Good, good! I will visit more often. Sheepy: Grif: I may even invite some family one day. Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's... A little more scary. We already get your... .... Uncle? And great...? grandpa? I don't study this stuff. Sheepy: Grif:...! heepy: Grif: I love my great Grandpa very much. Sheepy: Grif: I love my family a lot. Arsé-kun: Merlin: He just comes in and sleeps. He pays, sure, but... Sheepy: Grif: Yes. He is kind. Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... *doubt* Sheepy: Grif: My uncle is not. Sheepy: Grif: One time he offered me a cloud and then told me to put it in water. Sheepy: Grif: My cloud disappeared. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Damn. Now I want cotton candy. Sheepy: Grif: He laughed at me. Sheepy: Grif: But not for long. Sheepy: Grif: Do you know of this cloud? How does if taste? Sheepy: Grif: I imagine it tastes like... Sheepy: Grif:.... Sheepy: Grif: Broccoli. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not even close. It's sugar. Sheepy: Grif:?! Sheepy: Grif: So Dad eats too much sugar by flying through clouds... Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sky clouds are made of air and water! Sheepy: Grif:...?! Sheepy: Grif: Ah....Ah....I get it...I understand! Arsé-kun: *understanding has risen one point* Sheepy: Grif: Land clouds fade when you put them in water because they become real clouds! Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Land clouds are called fog. Cotton candy is sugar that looks like a cloud. Sheepy: Grif:...... Sheepy: Grif: ....He even lied abour this... Arsé-kun: Merlin: Mr. Chaos lies about a lot of things. Arsé-kun: *understanding has actually risen the full one point now. haha had you fooled.* Sheepy: Grif: My uncle is difficult fo love. But I must. Sheepy: Grif: If I don't love him, no one will. That is not a way to live. He will be lonely. Arsé-kun: Merlin: He has a husband. Maybe. Have they actually gotten married..? They never answer that.... Not my problem! Sheepy: Grif: Really? Sheepy: Grif:.... Sheepy: Grif: When will he get here? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Good question. I'm not sure! Sheepy: Grif:....... Sheepy: Grif: Maybe he's not going to show up... That's too bad. Arsé-kun: Kay: Shit happens! *he comes back with a jug of questionable alcohol* Sheepy: Grif: Is that water? Arsé-kun: Kay: Look me in the eye and ask me that again. Sheepy: Grif: Only one... Arsé-kun: Kay: Just the good one. Do you think water gets frothy? Sheepy: Grif: Yes. Arsé-kun: Kay: Why did I ask. Sheepy: Grif: Because you like talking to me. Sheepy: Grif: I like talking to you too. It makes me happy. Arsé-kun: Kay: Shoot. You're right. Sheepy: Grif: Yes. Sheepy: *Guin arrives!* Arsé-kun: *Kay takes a big fucking swig of what turns out to be mostly beer, looks over, looks awaLOOKS BACK AND NEARLY SPITS* Sheepy: Grif:...! It's the Queen...! ... The Queen is nice... I like her... Sheepy: Bedi: Thank you for coming. Arsé-kun: Kay: And *whistles* Barely look a day older than when we left! Sheepy: Guin: Thank you, Sir Kay. *smile* I could say the same about you. Sheepy: Grif: *he seems flustered....* Queen's here... I have to give a nice gift... but I don't have anything... Sheepy: Grif: What does she like... Sheepy: Grif: Maybe a shiny rock.... Arsé-kun: Kay: You can! We literally left yesterday or something! *he gestures to Grif* Blame this one! This timeless, reasonless hellbitch. Arsé-kun: Kay: This... This fuckin'... *he stops to think of insults.* Arsé-kun: Merlin: today he learned modern english, yesterday he wasn't here. isnt magic incredible. Arsé-kun: *fou kicks him* Sheepy: Guin: ...Time travel... Sheepy: Guin: ....Sir Griflet time travels...? ...So he's the concerning disturbance that was mentioned... Sheepy: Grif: No. I had permission. My dad asked me to for a quest. So I did. Arsé-kun: Merlin: We've been informed this is the second time he has. Poor Sir Kay was still speaking the language of Camelot when they both got here. And I wanna know how it damn works! Sheepy: Guin:...?! Sheepy: Grif: It's simple. Sheepy: Grif: You just don't do it. Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... Thank you, Sir Griflet, for your words of wisdom. Sheepy: Grif: They can smell you. Sheepy: Grif: And they don't like time travelers. Sheepy: Guin: This is useful information. Thank you. Arsé-kun: Kay: So can we, like.... Never do that again? Sheepy: Grif: Worry not. I have no need to bring you anywhere in time for now. Sheepy: Grif: However. Sheepy: Grif: You do think this was the best choice. Right? Arsé-kun: Kay: I miss my house. Sheepy: Grif:...... Sheepy: Grif:............. Sheepy: Grif: Well, if I sell some of my hoard I could buy a home. We could be roommates. Arsé-kun: Merlin: ..... Anyway, what we learned today is it's banned for everyone unless Big Ball Daddy Yog Soggy gives you Special Permission. Sheepy: Guin: What a...nice nickname for him. Arsé-kun: Merlin: It's just a bunch of big orbs! Where's the lie?? Sheepy: Grif: He's very nice and understanding. Sheepy: Grif: But...hmmm. Sheepy: Grif: I smell someone behind Queen Guinevere... Sheepy: Bedi:....Um, smell? Sheepy: Grif: It is a sense related to your nose and mouth. Arsé-kun: Lance: *nervous anime sweatdrops* Sheepy: Grif: Worry not. I can smell your nervousness. You can continue to hide. Sheepy: Bedi:....Smell...? Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Gr..... Sir Griflet, that most certainly does not comfort me. Sheepy: Grif: Why? Sheepy: Grif:...Hmm... Hmm...So he knows me... Who is he... I can't see him and I don't recognize the voice... Arsé-kun: Lance: .... My apologies. Let me make myself clearer. *speaks french at Griflet* Sheepy: Grif: ...? *he stands up before going to see Lance* Sheepy: Grif:.......... *headtilt* .............. Arsé-kun: Lance: ...... *he gives Grif the best smug, prideful grin he can muster up. you know it. the "Im the best man alive" look. it doesn't last long, but it happened* Sheepy: Grif: .........! Sheepy: Grif:....Bill... Arsé-kun: Lance: ... You're still going to call me that? Do I still deserve it..? Sheepy: Grif: *his face brightens greatly* I missed you...! Arsé-kun: Lance: ! !!! Sheepy: Grif: How have you been doing? Is everything going well? Arsé-kun: Lance: I've been... Employed, but in an unfavorable way. ... Haven't had a reason to go out and fight at all, so.... *he gestures to himself* .. So I look like walking garbage. Sheepy: Grif: I see. I barely recognized you. Arsé-kun: Kay: How am I supposed to insult you when you do it yourself?! Sheepy: Grif: You can train with me to build back muscle mass. Arsé-kun: Lance: That would.... Be fantastic, admittedly. Sheepy: Grif: Yes, yes, let's do it soon! Sheepy: Grif: Just like old times. Sheepy: Grif: However, I've grown stronger since then. If we spar, I won't give you some weak fight like I did before. I couldn't get into it at all then so I just chose to play dead after a point. Sheepy: Grif: So work hard. Okay? Arsé-kun: Lance: ... *thumbs up* Sheepy: Myrrdin: Man, this is a fascinating concept... "Lovel UP!", a dating sim where you play as a JRPG hero with a weird mascot for a pet. You look for loot and end up finding love... Your snarky tsundere childhood friend who's drifted away from you. Your popular idol friend who you've got a bit of a rivalry with. Your local sexy wizard with a flirty nature. His lonely brother with a dark past... Perhaps even a secret true route with a mysterious handsome knight you've actually known for the longest time without recognizing them...?! Arsé-kun: Kay: What the fuck are you talking about?! Arsé-kun: Kay: What did half those words even mean?!?? Sheepy: Myrrdin: Eh? Sheepy: Myrrdin: You want a summary, huh... Sheepy: Myrrdin: A dating simulator where you play as Griflet and have 5 options... Arsé-kun: Kay: Pass. It's already inaccurate. Arsé-kun: Kay: You imply Griflet can be simulated. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Kay. Lancelot. Me. Meril. And a secret someone... Sheepy: Myrrdin: Well, he already seems like a protagonist. Arsé-kun: Merlin: A dating sim, though?? He'd ask us why his wife wasn't there and then we'd die. Sheepy: Grif: I must? This is a quest? Can I at least use the carbon method? Or can I just ask their birthdays? Arsé-kun: Kay: what Sheepy: Grif: I will carbon date you. Arsé-kun: Kay: ???? ?? ? Sheepy: Grif: An estimation on when you lived. Arsé-kun: Kay: At least five years. Sheepy: Grif: That is dating. Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Anyway, he'd make a better action hero. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Like a hack n slash? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Yeah! Yeah! Arsé-kun: Merlin: But sheesh, we're gonna have to explain video games to two medieval knights. Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... And television screens. And TVs, and electricity, and even flush toilets. Sheepy: Grif: Dad plays them. I can ask him later. Or you can explain them now. Arsé-kun: Merlin: ... To one medieval kn--- What? Sheepy: Grif: What? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Mr. Yog plays video games...? In the Camelot timezone he played video games? Does he have hands?? Sheepy: Grif: Time is a joke to Dad. Arsé-kun: Merlin: R-right. heepy: Grif: He can shapeshift like my other dad. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Explains a lot. Sheepy: Grif: I haven't developed this trait yet. Arsé-kun: Kay: what is a video Sheepy: Grif: Or horns. Or wings. Or a tail. It makes me sad because I do not fit in well with my family. Sheepy: Bedi: Videos are, ummm... Sheepy: Bedi: So...like, an action from the past, but captured in a way you can see it play out in the present. Sheepy: Bedi: By a camera. Arsé-kun: Kay: So like a painting... But... Moving? Sheepy: Bedi: Yes. Arsé-kun: Kay: Wow. Sheepy: Bedi: It is amazing. It can even have sound. Sheepy: Grif: I fought a vroom vroom Sheepy: Grif: I won. Sheepy: Grif: It never stood a chance. Arsé-kun: Lance: .... A car? Sheepy: Grif: Is that what it's called? Arsé-kun: Lance: People are usually inside of those... Sheepy: Grif: The light for the path was green. Sheepy: Grif: But they disobeyed such rules. Arsé-kun: Lance: ... Can't complain. Sheepy: Grif: And I hate cheaters. Sheepy: Grif: So, I fought. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, you were in the right! Their problem! Sheepy: Grif: It was so big. Sheepy: Grif: And it went....Vroom, vroom. Ppfffffft. With smoke. Like some imitation of a dragon. But a bad one. Arsé-kun: Lance: A truck. Sheepy: Grif: I see. That's its name. Sheepy: Grif: Thank you. Sheepy: Grif: My other dad would have just crushed it with a swipe of his tail. But he's not allowed to do such things because humans fear dragons and would panic if they learned of their existence. Sheepy: Grif: I will grow stronger so I can better protect you from trucks, Kay. Arsé-kun: Kay: uh... ok Arsé-kun: *brief cut to the two Holmes and Lupin successfully returning a lost pet. it's nice. they get paid. the end. ok anyway* Sheepy: Grif: Look forward to it. Arsé-kun: Kay: oh... kay.. Sheepy: Bedi: With so many knights here.......I have to wonder how many more are out there. Sheepy: Bedi: ......Unfortunately, I know that the King is not one of them. Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's not a knight. That's the King. Sheepy: Bedi: Yes, but...... Sheepy: Bedi: I buried him with my own hands. I know for a fact he's dead. Sheepy: Bedi: I need to visit again... I went to visit on New Years to leave flowers, but... If his ghost is out there, I'm sure he'd like to hear about the knights reuniting. heepy: Grif: Oh. He's dead, hm. Sheepy: Grif: But the Queen's alive so it's only somewhat unfortunate. I've gotten over it. Sheepy: Bedi: Um... Sheepy: Bedi: That was fast... Arsé-kun: *Kay continues heavily drinking in the background. well, foreground, but he isn't doing much otherwise. it's time to have a crisis!* Sheepy: Grif: The King is nice. I like the King. But I like the Queen more. She wears green sometimes. Green is my favorite color. Unlike the King she smiles at me. Very few people smile at me so I like her more. Arsé-kun: Kay: ...... Antlers, I need to be so drunk I'm dead on the floor and this isn't doing it. Sheepy: Meril: Sheesh, the news is hitting you hard, huh? He's never been one to realize the weight of the news he delivers. Sheepy: Bedi: ...My apologies, Kay. I suppose out of all of us this would hit you the hardest, especially since it is freshest for you... Arsé-kun: Kay: That's my brother you're talking about.... Sheepy: Meril: I was talking about Bedi... Arsé-kun: Kay: No shit. Sheepy: Bedi: I should have thought about how you would feel about the subject. Sheepy: Grif: Well, life has its ways. Sheepy: Grif: He'll be back before you know it. Sheepy: Grif: You can cry about it as much as you need to. But make sure to finish it up brfore he sees you. Arsé-kun: Kay: Fuck no. I'll cry when I'm dead and drunk on the floor. Sheepy: Grif: Crying is very healthy. Sheepy: Grif: I have never done it before but I hear it helps. Arsé-kun: Kay: Bullshit. Sheepy: Grif:......*he's thinking* ...You're right. I forgot. I have. Sheepy: Grif: I cried when I married my wife and she smiled at me. It seems that it can be both "sadness" and "joy" to cry. Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's right. Crying is more versatile than plain old sadness! Arsé-kun: Kay: Y'mean the wife you left for this nonsense?? Sheepy: Grif: I didn't....... Sheepy: Grif: .............. Arsé-kun: Kay: She sure ain't here, chief. Sheepy: Grif: I................ Sheepy: Grif: Shut up, Kay! I already feel guilty enough about it! There weren't any other options. You already see what it's done to you. If I bring her here..... Arsé-kun: Kay: Then maybe ask your big ball dad to magic some not-sick orbs or some crap. I don't know. I just want to drink. Sheepy: Grif: I don't know if he can do that. Sheepy: Grif: And anyway.... Sheepy: Grif: Humans aren't supposed to interact with things beyond their comprehension. Arsé-kun: *Kay vaguely gestures, but it's most likely a complaint* Arsé-kun: Kay: You say that, but here I am! Sheepy: Grif: Well, I needed to bring you. Sheepy: Grif: I still haven't developed my family's affinity for fire. So I needed you in case it was cold, for one. Arsé-kun: Kay: .... why are you this way. Sheepy: Grif: And for companionship. I assumed that if anyone could handle getting sick, it'd be you. Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Okay, FINE. Sheepy: Grif: You have done that job well. Arsé-kun: Kay: Uh. Thanks, I guess. Sheepy: Grif: Yes. Sheepy: Grif: I would have chosen you over anyone else. Our friendship should blossom soon. It says so in my menu. Of course, we did drop points just recently, so I suppose it will take some time to recover the lost ground. Sheepy: Grif: I can't turn up such a situation. Arsé-kun: Kay: Can you please speak like a person and not whatever the hell this is? Sheepy: Grif: ............... Sheepy: Grif: *he opens up a menu on guides to social interaction* Arsé-kun: Kay: oh my god Sheepy: Grif: ..................................... Sheepy: Grif: "We are friends but I want to be better friends. So I brought you with me so we could bond more". Arsé-kun: Kay: .... Maybe you'll learn to speak without those help tablets eventually. Sheepy: Grif: I will try my best. Arsé-kun: Lance: *helpfully?* You can do it. Sheepy: Grif: If Bill thinks I can do something, I must be able to. Sheepy: Grif: Right now, I am just acclimating myself to the environment so I can successfully complete quests with little hassle from outside sources. Sheepy: Grif: So, I have time to better myself in terms of speaking well without the help section. Sheepy: Myrrdin: You have no quests booked, huh...Maybe I should ask you to convince a certain water snake to take these curses off of us... --!! *he clutches his chest* Ghh! Sheepy: Grif: Snakes are simple to deal with and have a decent enough flavor to warrant cooking them after slaying them. Arsé-kun: Merlin: His curse first. I don't even have an emotional reaction to his cardiac arrests anymore. *he just goes and smacks Myrrdin's back* Sheepy: Myrrdin: Hey, hey, I didn't expect it to spread...! Oh, just a cutesy little curse to remember her by! How typical! Then it kept spreading until it covered my whole front of my chest! Sheepy: Meril: I just want to go outside. Arsé-kun: Merlin: And I'm hungry again, but that's the least of our concerns. Sheepy: Bedi:...I cannot say I really have a complaint to add... I am curse free... Arsé-kun: Merlin: You live with us. Ain't that enough? Sheepy: Bedi:...? I would consider that a blessing... Arsé-kun: Kay: is it though Sheepy: Bedi:? Of course... If Merlin and I weren't living together, it'd imply that things had gone sour in our relationship. Sheepy: Bedi: Meanwhile, Myrrdin stays in his room a lot of the day and Meril's main hobby when customers aren't here is sleeping. Arsé-kun: Lance: Wow, you've nearly summed up my current schedule perfectly. Sheepy: Bedi: Activities outside of that are important. Arsé-kun: Lance: Well aware, but considering most of my work falls under those categories anyway... Sheepy: Bedi: That sounds problematic... heepy: Bedi:...Hmm, that's right...We haven't told Kay about us, have we,,, So I suppose my previous comment would be confusing... Arsé-kun: *Kay is squinting at Bedi* Sheepy: Bedi: Merlin and I are married. Arsé-kun: Kay: Sheepy: Grif: You didn't invite me... We're family, but I didn't get an invitation in the mail... It's okay. Maybe next time. Don't forget me. Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's hard to do when you're missing, Grif. Sheepy: Grif: I see...But next time you can invite me. Right? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Next time?? We only get married once? Sheepy: Grif:? Sheepy: Grif: Really... I thought after a while you had to renew your subscription... Sheepy: Grif: It seems you have to renew your marriage with princesses often, but you never get the same one. Scary... But Dad must know what he's talking about... Sheepy: Guin: ..Um, I've never really interacted with young children, but usually that's to be expected. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Can't say I know any better! Sheepy: Grif: It's fairly normal for children to draw blood when they bite you. Make sure to wear armor. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Anything can draw blood if they have enough teeth and force behind it. Big whoop! Sheepy: Grif: Exactly. Sheepy: Bedi: Lucan was excited about having a younger cousin until you bit him...I only remember this because you bit him... Arsé-kun: *Kay bsod'd. Unsure of what the reason was, or if it was a combination of things. Either way, he got what he wanted.* Sheepy: Bedi: ...Kay? Sheepy: Grif: Kay is saving and exiting. Arsé-kun: Lance: .... Griflet? What is that meant to mean here? Sheepy: Grif: He's saving his progress and exiting life to come back later. Arsé-kun: Lance: .... That needs a despawn at the end, doesn't it? Sheepy: Grif: Yes. Sheepy: Grif: Dad must have not let him in. Too bad. Arsé-kun: *People usually do not despawn in regular circumstances. Nothing is happening* Sheepy: Bedi: He must feel overwhelmed and not sure how to process everything. Arsé-kun: Merlin: That's what I figured it was, but hey. Free food. Sheepy: Bedi: What do we do? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Eh, leave 'em. He's sick and drunk, better he not do dumb stuff. Sheepy: Grif: I have rarely ever been in bars... Do they usually cure illness? Sheepy: Grif: I assumed they were only useful for finding questgivers. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Nope. That's just our bar. Avalon properties and all. Sheepy: Grif:..... Sheepy: Grif: Hmm... Sheepy: Grif: So Kay just goes to them because he's bored... Sheepy: Grif: I never drink alcohol except when I am required to for quests. Sheepy: Grif: Such as [CAMELOT CELEBRATION - COMPLETED]. Sheepy: Grif: Or [A KAY-PABLE MAN'S BIRTHDAY - COMPLETED]. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Well, you made it here in one piece, didn't you? Sheepy: Grif: Yes. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Congrats on your success. Sheepy: Grif:....?! ...Are you implying... Sheepy: Grif:...Bars... can tear you to shreds like a wild animal!? They're alive...? Hmmm...Hmmmmmmm... Arsé-kun: Merlin: What? No. Sheepy: Grif:...No, you must be thinking of bears... Sheepy: Grif: Although, if a bear bites you and you bite it back, you'll give it the scare of its life. Arsé-kun: Merlin: I just meant that you got here without issue. Sheepy: Grif: Bears think they're at the top of the food chain because they're big. But that's not true. I am. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Sometimes I remember orcas can eat moose. Sheepy: Grif: I can eat orcas. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thanks! Sheepy: Grif: And you can too. Sheepy: Grif: Just abandon your insecurities on food poisoning and you can eat anything raw. Arsé-kun: Lance: .... But is it good? Sheepy: Grif: I don't have an opinion on it. Sheepy: Grif: It's not green. So it's only average. Arsé-kun: Lance: Good to know.. Arsé-kun: *Suddenly Arséne, slipping through the entrance and pressing against the wall* Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... *observing company* Is now a bad time? Sheepy: Grif:.....Oh, I stole your corpse from you. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Nope. Do you want a drink? Hey Meril! Sheepy: Meril: ..... Sheepy: Myrrdin: *he disappears behind the bar before nudging Meril. No response* ....Hey, guess I could make something, but he's much better at it. Sheepy: Myrrdin: There's bedrooms upstairs.... Why doesn't he use them... Arsé-kun: Arséne: I came in to briefly hide from something but sure. I wouldn't mind a light drink if I'm not interrupting anything. Arsé-kun: *he opts to just. not ask Grif for details.* Sheepy: Myrrdin: Nope, you aren't. Sheepy: Grif: Did you need it? Arsé-kun: Arséne: I did not, so thank you for taking it. Sheepy: Grif: Yes. I was hungry. I'll eat it soon. Thank you for the food. Sheepy: Bedi: Um............. That isn't edible. Arsé-kun: Arséne: .... .... ... That was attached to a human person. There is human blood in that. Sheepy: Grif: ........? Sheepy: Grif: That's fine. I'll drain it first. Sheepy: Grif: By the way. Sheepy: Grif: Do you have issues you need resolved? Sheepy: Grif: I smelled my uncle there. Does he need punishment? Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... If you mean Nyar, surprisingly not. He's been on semi-decent behavior. It's rather impressive. Sheepy: Grif: .......!? Sheepy: Grif: He must be ill....... Sheepy: Grif: No matter. I'll beat him until he feels like his normal self again. Arsé-kun: Arséne: I doubt I can stop you. Sheepy: Grif: Stop me? Why? Arsé-kun: Arséne: He's lost some of his power, so he's playing it safe. I guess? Sheepy: Grif: .......... Sheepy: Grif: Lost........ Sheepy: Grif: Hmmm... Hmmmm.... Sheepy: Grif: Is that why I'm here...... Sheepy: Grif: ..........I'll get his power back and then punch him until he feels better. Sheepy: Grif: [QUEST ADDED: Love(craft) Thy Enemy] Sheepy: Grif: I will do my best. Sheepy: Grif: I sensed my Granddad there too. Please be nice to him. Arsé-kun: *Arséne decides he isn't going to ask.* Sheepy: Grif: Azathoth. He is very nice. I love him a lot. But he's capable of destroying all of us in a blink of an eye. Sheepy: Grif: Simply, if I ever fought him, I would certainly lose. I have little interest in such fights. So be nice to him so I don't get roped into fighting him somehow. For example. [CANCELLED QUEST - I Azathought You Knew Better]. Arsé-kun: Merlin: He comes here sometimes! Sheepy: Grif: Good. I will give him a hug the next time I see him. I have learned that this is a symbol of affection. Bedivere would do this often when we were children and I was play fighting with Lucan. Secretly, I would engage Lucan partially because I liked the affection. But also he was a wimp who needed to be taught how to fight in case he faced a dragon one day. Sheepy: Grif: That's mostly why I would play fight with him. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Hey, I made a drink. Sorry, I'm better with potions, so this may not be as good as Meril's. Sheepy: Grif: The glass helps you grow strong. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Arsé-kun: Merlin: .... Please don't eat glass. Sheepy: Grif:..............Ha. Sheepy: Grif: Hahah. Yes. A joke. Arsé-kun: *Arséne gladly accepts the drink, just kinda eyeing Grif* Sheepy: Grif: Hm... I wonder if it's something on my face... Arsé-kun: Merlin: Y'know the part where you said normal humans shouldn't be involved with the eldritch as why they shouldn't time travel or anything like it? Maybe tone down the chaotic eldritch energy. Sheepy: Grif:....? Sheepy: Grif: I am not acting human enough...? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Humans don't eat GLASS, for starters! Sheepy: Grif:....I see... I've grown too comfortable being my usual self with Kay- Oh, nor do I. Sheepy: Grif: I made a joke. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh. How impressive. We all missed it assuming you were being honest. Sheepy: Grif: I am always honest. Sheepy: Grif: I never said I eat glass. Sheepy: Grif: Just that it helps you grow strong. Sheepy: Grif: Anyway. Don't miss anymore. Sheepy: Grif: People will mistake you for Sir Bors if you miss too much. Sheepy: Grif:........Hah. Arsé-kun: Merlin: *snrk* Sheepy: Myrrdin: Kay's missing Grif's jokes and will probably be thankful to find that out. Arsé-kun: Kay: pe'ple will mistake you for Bors fer bein' a dumb bitch Sheepy: Grif:......? Sheepy: Grif:...Ah...I see.... You're speaking Alcoholism. Arsé-kun: Kay: *he picks himself up off the bar* I'm what? Sheepy: Grif: It's the language of all drunk alcoholics. Arsé-kun: Kay: You try speaking clearly face down on the bar! Sheepy: Grif:....*he gets up and joins Kay before putting his face on the bar* Arsé-kun: *Lance just watches with amusement* Sheepy: Grif: *incoherent* Sheepy: Grif: *he lifts his head* I see...You speak it fluently... Sheepy: Grif: Did I do well, Kay? Arsé-kun: Kay: I mean, sure? I don't know what you were saying to begin with. Sheepy: Grif: Ah. Sheepy: Grif: You should learn eventually. Sheepy: Grif: But I've heard it hurts people's minds to hear it spoken. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Oh, it absolutely can. Sheepy: Grif: But I'd like a friend who speaks it... Arsé-kun: Arséne: I may be able to direct you to someone, but not quite yet. Sheepy: Grif: Really? Sheepy: Grif: Hm...But how will you contact me when you're ready... Sheepy: Grif: I know. Sheepy: Grif: If I add you to my relationships you will be listed as READY when you are ready to speak with me. Sheepy: Grif: Unfortunately, since I just came to this time period, I don't have any possessions past what is on me, let alone a phone, so we'll have to settle for these medieval forms of communication for now. Sheepy: Bedi:...Um, nobody but you can do that. It's not medieval... It's just you. Arsé-kun: Kay: Cue Grif bashing into your home at 7 am without warning, detecting that you can speak to him at that time. He breaks your pots and leaves. Sheepy: Grif: No, I wouldn’t do that. Sheepy: Grif: They didn’t seem to have any pots. Arsé-kun: *Merlin thinks about introducing Griflet to the Legend of Zelda series* Sheepy: Grif: But if you have any pretty gemstones you don’t want, I’ll accept them. And maybe eat them. Sheepy: Grif: But if you don’t, that’s fine. I have many to eat. Sheepy: Grif: Anyway...... Sheepy: Grif: [RELATIONSHIP UNLOCKED: Arsene Lupin - Detective (?) - A dignified man with an air of mystery. You get the sense he's not the honest type.] Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... So anybody here know how to get werewolves off your tail? Because that would be a thing that is currently happening. Sheepy: Grif: I can fix it. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Would you be so kind to? Sheepy: Grif: Yes. Sheepy: Grif: [QUEST ACCEPTED: Wherewolf? Therewolf!] Arsé-kun: Kay: Tell your quest writer I am so disappointed. The wordplay almost hurts. Sheepy: Grif: ........? Sheepy: Grif: What does it say, Kay? Arsé-kun: Kay: ..... You can't... You can't read your own quest labels? ?? It says "Wherewolf? Therewolf" and I am almost upset. Arsé-kun: Kay: I JUST got the hang of this language and I'm being assaulted with bad puns. Sheepy: Grif: They are in English so I can learn how to read. However, I quickly got the hang of managing most of my menu without any need to be able to read the characters. Arsé-kun: *"Message from the developer!" It's a pop-up.* Sheepy: *Grif looks at the pop-up* Arsé-kun: *It says (translated to English from R'lyehian): "I put so much work into these quest titles, and you haven't been reading them?????? ~Dad"* Sheepy: Grif: What an ungrateful son I am... I see... Kay, teach me how to read so my Dad's work doesn't go unappreciated. Arsé-kun: Kay: I already said I would! Arsé-kun: [QUEST ADDED: Understanding the R'lyetta Stone] Sheepy: Grif: You are now bound to it. Arsé-kun: Kay: Horrible. Sheepy: Grif: No. Arsé-kun: Kay: Why are you still here, you horrible gremlin? You've got shit to do. Sheepy: Grif: Fine. I'll come back for you. Always. Wherever you go. I will find you. So don't run away. Okay? Arsé-kun: Kay: I'm in a bar. Why would I leave? Sheepy: Grif: *He gets up* Right, let's get going, Elyan. Sheepy: Elyan: *honk* Sheepy: *The two go out to fight the werewolves* Arsé-kun: *Local werewolves get launched to a new, less foggy zip code* Sheepy: Grif: I did it. Arsé-kun: [QUEST COMPLETED: Wherewolf? Therewolf!] Sheepy: Grif: Hm...No good drops. Arsé-kun: [ADDITIONAL QUEST ADDED: Nearwolf, Farwolf, Were-ever you are] Sheepy: Grif:...Hm? Sheepy: Grif: What is this? Arsé-kun: popup: *R'ylehian* This is an Additional Quest. You may pursue it for more chances for Loot, or ignore it to return to the Bar. Sheepy: Grif:...I see. But the sooner I return to the bar, the sooner Kay will help me... Right? Arsé-kun: *The popup blanks, and an orb appears on it. hi yog* Arsé-kun: Yog: That is your choice to make, isn't it? Sheepy: Grif: Yes. Arsé-kun: Yog: I am not making it for you, so I presented you the options. You do or you don't. Sheepy: Grif: I'll return to the bar. Did you want to come with me? Arsé-kun: Yog: I would like to, but I cannot breach over. Yet. Sheepy: Grif: Can I help somehow? Arsé-kun: Yog: Well, I have one idea. Sheepy: Grif: Yes? Arsé-kun: Yog: One of my avatars can only surface during a specific holiday season. Announcing the presence of it may let me cheat. Sheepy: Grif: I see. Sheepy: Grif: I will do this thing. Arsé-kun: *Merlin's got a Feeling. Oooo-hoooo. song lyrics. irrelevant* Sheepy: *Grif reenters the bar* Arsé-kun: Kay: Welcome b- Sheepy: Grif: It's Christmas. Arsé-kun: Merlin: What? Sheepy: Grif: Merry Christmas. Sheepy: Bedi: Um...You're a bit late. Aren't you? Sheepy: Grif: Merry Christmas. Arsé-kun: Yog: *orbing around Grif* Merry Christmas. I am late, I apologize. Would you like your presents now or later? Sheepy: Bedi:...? Sheepy: Bedi: It's a floating ball... Sheepy: Bedi: And it's talking. Arsé-kun: Yog: The holiday is the only day I am permitted to breach this plane. Would you prefer my holiday avatar? Sheepy: Bedi:...Holiday...avatar...? Sheepy: Bedi: Knowing Grif, it must be Krampus... Arsé-kun: *Yog activates the Avatar of the Holidays. Redhead. No white beard or big stomach, but y'all know who it is. Merry Christmas.* Sheepy: Bedi: ...? Santa Claus...? ... No, that can't be so... I haven't been good enough to receive anything from Santa for a long while... Arsé-kun: Yog: Shush, child. You've never left the Nice list. ^^ Sheepy: Myrrdin: I don't like the implication that Grif's dad is Santa Claus. Arsé-kun: Yog: How else would one get to every house on the planet within several hours? Sheepy: Myrrdin: Sheesh... No fault in logic there. Arsé-kun: Yog: Merry Christmas. *he pulls out and hands Myrrdin a gift* Sheepy: Myrrdin: I expected to be on the naughty list... Arsé-kun: Yog: Trust me, most people on the planet do not classify as Naughty. It takes special effort. Sheepy: Myrrdin: What? Don't gremlin children usually qualify? Arsé-kun: Yog: Children have their own lists. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Wow. Sheepy: Grif: If you qualify as naughty and get coal you can just eat it. Sheepy: Grif: I ate Lucan's coal often. Arsé-kun: Yog: Use the coal to make a summoning circle. Summon me personally to get a gift. Pet a reindeer. Spill virgin blood. Happy holidays. *he's still smiling. santa cannot not smile. merry ch* Arsé-kun: Yog: I jest. Please do not. Sheepy: Grif:....? A long list....Too long. Arsé-kun: *Yog carefully stacks gifts on the bar. Once he's sure he got them all placed, he switches from Santa to his normal humanoid avi. pink.* Arsé-kun: Yog: I will stop teasing you all now. Good morning. It's a bit foggy out, isn't it? Sheepy: Bedi:...I haven't been out today... Sheepy: Guin: Yes. It's a surprise... It isn't usually like this. Sheepy: Grif: *he, for once, looks happy. Dad's here!* Sheepy: Elyan: *he stares up at Yog* Sheepy: Guin: Not that it's never foggy, but rather it's surprising how quick the fog came in. Sheepy: Grif: No, it's to be expected. Sheepy: Grif: With monsters nearby it should be foggy. It sets the mood better. Sheepy: Bedi: Enemies nearby? Sheepy: Grif: Yes. You can't sleep when enemies are nearby. So I lost a lot of sleep within the castle. Sheepy: Bedi: That does explain why you looked permanently tired- no, about the fog... Arsé-kun: Yog: That is just normal fog. It blew in from the West. Nothing strange here, fortunately. Sheepy: Grif: Really? Arsé-kun: Yog: Really. Thankfully, this will not be the next Silent Hill. Sheepy: Grif: Silent Hill...? I don't know of it. Sheepy: Grif: Do I have a quest there? Sheepy: Myrrdin: Being around you is like being in Silent Hill. Sheepy: Grif: So I don't talk enough. Sheepy: Grif: I don't have anything interesting to talk about. Other people can talk for me. Just ask Kay if you want Loud Hill instead of Silent Hill. Arsé-kun: Yog: It's a horror.... Never mind. It isn't time for this yet. Arsé-kun: Merlin: it'll be benny hill at this rate. Sheepy: Grif: I can learn of it later. Sheepy: Grif: Dad headed there last I spoke to him. He didn't come back by the time the King attempted to execute the Queen, so I suppose it must be an interesting place. Sheepy: Grif: Although he seemed tired... I have heard that dragons occasionally hibernate, so I suppose he went to his den to hibernate. Sheepy: Grif: I've never hibernated before. Arsé-kun: Kay: *holds up the empty beer mug* Do you wanna hibernate? No guarantees! Sheepy: Grif: ? Sheepy: Grif: If I eat that I won't hibernate. Sheepy: Grif: I'll get a stomach ache from internal bleeding. Sheepy: Grif: Unless you plan to bash that into my skull... Arsé-kun: Merlin: headon, apply directly to the forehead, h Sheepy: Grif: Being maced in the head is no fun... Hmm... Sheepy: Grif: I don't need to hibernate. Sheepy: Grif: Have you hibernated before, Kay? Arsé-kun: Kay: Only after drinking! Sheepy: Grif: Really? I never drink alcohol. Sheepy: Grif: I have to always be ready for quests. Arsé-kun: Kay: Yeah, yeah. Shut up, c'mere. We're learning a language. Sheepy: *Grif comes over and sits by Kay* Sheepy: Grif: Let's learn. Sheepy: Bedi: If you need help teaching him, I am here. Sheepy: Grif: What are we reading? Sheepy: Grif: It’s not as though I have any I haven’t simply consumed for stat bonuses anyway. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Of course not. You’re a barbarian, not a librarian... ... ... H-hold on, consumed? Arsé-kun: Kay: *promptly smacks Grif* You don't eat books, you idiot! Sheepy: Grif: ? Sheepy: Grif: Give me a book and I’ll show you how to eat it. Sheepy: Grif: They always say to “consume knowledge”. So I consume knowledge. Sheepy: Grif: Have you never tried it? Maybe if you did, you would be stronger. Arsé-kun: Kay: Don't be stupid. Sheepy: Grif: Fine. Sheepy: Grif: So.......... what it comes down to is that we're at our goal is unachievable with the current KEY ITEMS. Sheepy: Grif: By the way, if you need further details on KEY ITEMS or [Book], you can select the colored text and hit X. Okay? Arsé-kun: Kay: :I Sheepy: Grif: Make sure to remember this in the future. Okay? Arsé-kun: Kay: I'll consider it. Arsé-kun: *they end up with a bible. they don't get far before it turns into a religious debate. yahoo.* Arsé-kun: *today's debate is if the Book of Tobit is canonical. considering knights were Very Christian this kinda thing was inevitable. merlin keeps out of this one* Sheepy: Grif: I know of this thing. If you rode inside of a whale you most certainly would die. Ride outside of it instead. Arsé-kun: Lance: That's not... I mean, yes? But that's not Tobit... That was... .... *awkward pause* Sheepy: Bedi: Job... Sheepy: Grif: No, that’s not his name. Sheepy: Grif: Bill. Arsé-kun: Lance: No, that's me. Sheepy: Bedi: ... Sheepy: Bedi: .... Jon. Sheepy: Bedi: ........ Arsé-kun: Kay: So, what? Are we allowed to skip church in this time? Or are we all just stupid. Sheepy: Bedi: Um, I go... but... Arsé-kun: Yog: *maybe joking* Wasn't it Noah? Sheepy: Grif: Noah was eaten by two whales. Sheepy: Grif: A pair of every animal came with him. Arsé-kun: Yog: That's still a better death than in reality. Anyway. Sheepy: Bedi: Jonah, that's it. Arsé-kun: Merlin: We got there in the end. Good job gays. Sheepy: Bedi: My apologies... My memory for names is worse than one would expect... Sheepy: Grif: His name is Bedivere. Not Gays. Arsé-kun: Merlin: He's my husband and I can call him what I want. Sheepy: Grif: I see... When you marry someone, you give them new titles... Sheepy: Grif: So you choose Gays, which rhymes with Kay (almost). Arsé-kun: Merlin: And the modern word for being a man that loves men in a sexy way is gay. So I'm right! Sheepy: Grif: I see. Sheepy: Grif: It rhymes with Kay. Sheepy: Grif: So... Ah, I see, it's plurals. So Kay must be included. Arsé-kun: Kay: That's what he comments on.... w wait, what? Sheepy: Grif: It's plural. Sheepy: Grif: He didn't include himself... Sheepy: Grif: I would not be included... Arsé-kun: Merlin: Mmm.... Okay, fair. You'd be something else. Sheepy: Grif: What? Sheepy: Grif: What am I? Sheepy: Myrrdin: Scary. Arsé-kun: Merlin: A disaster. Sheepy: Grif: No, you're just a coward if you find me scary. Sheepy: Grif: My wife didn't find me scary. She could fight me and win. A very attractive trait. Sheepy: Grif: If you worked hard, either one of you could fight me and win. So try harder. Sheepy: Grif: I believe in you. Arsé-kun: Merlin: Thanks, but that won't help when you've flattened me. Sheepy: Grif: Hmm.. Sheepy: Grif: Do you not train? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Not for this!! The only knight I've sparred against has been Bedi for the last kazillion years! Sheepy: Grif: Hm, no wonder you're weak. Arsé-kun: Kay: Wow. Way to insult Bedivere. Sheepy: Grif: Not an insult. Sheepy: Grif: An observation. Sheepy: Grif: Compared to the other Knights of the Round Table, he is the weakest physically. Better sparring partners would help you. More difficult battles will give you more experience points. Sheepy: Grif: But if every knight focused in STR there would be very few strategies that would be possible. Sheepy: Grif: His AGI is high so naturally he'd move first. A support role would be fitting. Debuffs, buffs, things like that. Arsé-kun: Merlin: I don't know. You haven't seen his arm go yet. That thing Hurts! Sheepy: Grif: Hmm... Does it lower his AGI? Arsé-kun: Merlin: Shockingly? Not at all. Sheepy: Grif: So he could go DPS or support. Sheepy: Grif: I am pure DPS. Sheepy: Myrrdin: And you haven't played video games before? Sheepy: Grif: No. Arsé-kun: *Yog-Sothoth, All in One, One in All, Keeper of the Silver Gate... just sheepishly grins in the background. Guilty.* Sheepy: Myrrdin: Why did you do this? Arsé-kun: Yog: It's easier to explain in the long run and because I said "dps" once during the wrong century. My mistake. Sheepy: Myrrdin:...Uhuh. Sheepy: Myrrdin: If we end up having to explain, you can explain it for us Arsé-kun: Yog: I'll take responsibility for my mistakes. Arsé-kun: Yog: But if he gets utterly owned or not within the next ten minutes is not of my doing either way. It will not affect the story I tell you to make up for my intrusion. Sheepy: Myrrdin: Sure, go ahead. Arsé-kun: *So Yog starts telling a story about one of his cousins, and their journey to get some goddamn humility as well as their power back, and it involves several hu-Wait a minute, that's just about...* Arsé-kun: Arséne: ---Me! I'm the one who got the help handling those wolves, so you're welcome! Sheepy: Harley: Those things weren't wolves... Arsé-kun: Arséne: Wolf men! You get the idea! Sheepy: Harley: Yes, I do. Sheepy: Harley: Thank you. Sheepy: Sherlock: Whoever that was was arguably scarier than those wolves themselves... Arsé-kun: Arséne: He's monster disposal. Sheepy: Harley: I see this. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Either way, we're gonna have one hell of a report to write up.. Sheepy: Harley: Great. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Magnifique. Sheepy: Harley: Do you want to write it?... I'm kidding. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Not especially. Sheepy: Harley: I guess I will. But...How do I even put any of this without sounding crazy... Arsé-kun: Arséne: Exclude the part where they were wolfmen. Just say they lost us in the fog. Easy. Sheepy: Harley: Right, makes sense. That way I can also scratch out a peacock wielding berserker. Arsé-kun: Arséne: ... The peacock was a weapon?? I thought that was his pet! Sheepy: Harley: He threw it at an enemy... Arsé-kun: Arséne: Can birds like that do damage? Sheepy: Harley: They do have beaks and claws so maybe...? Sheepy: Harley: He had a sword too, but... Arsé-kun: Arséne: Oh well. It's not our problem anymore. Sheepy: Harley: Right. Let's head home. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Please. I'm exhausted, and I didn't do half the work you two did. Sheepy: Sherlock: We're going home finally? Good! Sheepy: *they head home!* Arsé-kun: *It's a long journey, but they make it!* Sheepy: Sherlock: We're back! Arsé-kun: Impey: Wellllcome back, pet detectives! How'd it go?? Sheepy: Harley: Awful. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Two new things to be afraid of. Sheepy: Harley: Werewolves and peacocks? Arsé-kun: Arséne: What? No. Werewolves and more werewolves. Sheepy: Harley: Makes sense. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Speaking of which, isn't there a detective that's a werewolf? Should we pass this off to them? Sheepy: Harley: Yes, staying with Moriarty I think. Sheepy: Harley: We can pass on both that and...No, no point. Arsé-kun: Arséne: No, finish that, and what? Sheepy: Harley: It's not like the Professor can do anything about a certain someone. Sheepy: Harley: He probably already knows anyway. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Ehhh... He might.. Sheepy: Harley:...? Ah. You've told him already? Arsé-kun: Arséne: I may have asked for someone to make the run over, yes. Sheepy: Harley: Good. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Now we just hope nothing else happens on that front. Sheepy: Harley:...As in him going after the Professor? Arsé-kun: Arséne: Non. I'd prefer that, it'd be easier on us. Sheepy: Harley: Hmm... Sheepy: Harley: I suppose me sleeping soon is important...but it worries me... Arsé-kun: Impey: Aw, don't be! I'll get Wilson and we'll guard you! Nothin' gettin' past this! *trying to look cool* Sheepy: Harley:...Thank you, Impey. I appreciate it. Arsé-kun: Impey: :D !!! Sheepy: Harley: Then I'll start getting ready. Arsé-kun: Impey: Just give me the word! I don't think anyone will mind if they miss my cooking just once! Sheepy: Harley: Then I'll start getting ready. Sheepy: *Harley gets ready and goes to sleep!* Arsé-kun: *Impey takes up guarding duty with Wilson and Sisi. He hired extra help.* Arsé-kun: *Either way, things are going smoothly, it seems. Nothing is happening. There's an occasional noise, but there's a few night-owls doing their own thing in these houses, so it's probably nothing!!* Arsé-kun: *Either way, things are going smoothly, it seems. Nothing is happening. There's an occasional noise, but there's a few night-owls doing their own thing in these houses, so it's probably nothing!!* Sheepy: *definitely nothing!* Arsé-kun: *It's also quiet, so even small sounds travel. Someone drops a book on a table? You're hearing it a few rooms away. A pin being dropped? Sure. Somebody gurgling? Please do that with the door closed, but same deal* Sheepy: *gurgling???* Arsé-kun: *You know!! People do that after brushing teeth sometimes! It's late! It can't be THAT weird!!* Sheepy: *true* Sheepy: *the silence helps harley stay asleep* Arsé-kun: *Which he really needs! Did you know it takes three nights of sleep to make up for one missed night?* Sheepy: *that means he needs like 15* Arsé-kun: *years* Arsé-kun: *And then, the Sound starts low, and slowly... Slowly it gets louder. Anyone that hears it will recognize it. It's.... It's....... Tom screaming.* Arsé-kun: Tom: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Sheepy: *Harley rolls over...* Arsé-kun: Tom: :I Arsé-kun: *Tom relocates himself and tries again. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA* Sheepy: Harley: --SHADDUP! YER TOO LOUD! Arsé-kun: *Arséne reaches over and smacks Tom like an alarm clock at 6:45 AM before High School Mid-Terms. Cease!* Arsé-kun: Tom: >:I Arsé-kun: *Tom relocates himself one more time, and HOWLS* Arsé-kun: Tom: AAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Sheepy: *Harley jumps off of the sofa before launching himself at Tom, grabbing Tom and throwing him at the wall! Based on his unnatural speed and red eyes, this isn't a good sign* Sheepy: Harley: SHUT UP! SHUT UP! Arsé-kun: *Tom stops screaming.* Arsé-kun: *Aleister is somehow already here despite there being no entryways and standing juuuust behind Harley* Arsé-kun: Aleister: Well, good morning, Harley~ Sheepy: Harley: *he turns to face Aleister* ... Yer too loud. Arsé-kun: Aleister: *he smirks, but lowers his voice* My deepest apologies, dear. Sheepy: Harley: ...Yeah. Sure. Arsé-kun: Aleister: Right when I was going to gently wake you, too. How cruel they were. *he extends a hand to Harley* Perhaps we can go somewhere quieter? Sheepy: Harley: *he takes the hand with little hesitation...* Sheepy: *Something suddenly bites Aleister from behind!* Arsé-kun: Aleister: ?! *a tentacle busts out of his back to slam away whatever it was before he turns his head to look* Sheepy: *It was Wilson! He whines upon being slapped by the tentacle* Sheepy: Harley:.......! Arsé-kun: Aleister: How rude. Did you not teach the pup to not bite visitors? Sheepy: *His lets go of Aleister's hand before...going for his throat! Harley, no* Arsé-kun: Aleister: *he catches Harley's hand with his own hands before Harley can make contact* Uh-uh! Down, Harley..! Sheepy: Harley: You...You....! Arsé-kun: Aleister: It was instinctual. How was I to know? Sheepy: Harley: *He reaches for Aleister's throat with his other hand* I hate you! I HATE YOU! Arsé-kun: *Harley is able to grab Aleister's throat, but it doesn't seem to bother the man. At all* Arsé-kun: Aleister: Yes, so I am aware. Thank you for telling me. Sheepy: Harley: You hurt him...! Arsé-kun: Aleister: He'll be fine. Stand down. Sheepy: Harley: You, you...! *he punches Aleister* Arsé-kun: *It's a lot softer than it should be. Other than the obvious clothes, Aleister's body takes the hit the same way a bowl of slime would. As in, it'll be fine and it probably feels fucking gross* Sheepy: Harley: Yeh 'urt 'im, yeh 'urt 'im...! Jus' like I'll 'urt you! Arsé-kun: Aleister: Do not make me force you down. You have one chance. Sheepy: Harley: I don't care what yeh say, old man! Yer gonna beg fer mercy fer yer actions! Arsé-kun: *Impey RIPS the door open and off the hinges! He's here to save Harley! .... Except he's got the same eyes as Harley, and he's growling. uhoh* Sheepy: Harley: *he doesn't appear too bothered by this* Arsé-kun: Aleister: Ah, there you are. Restrain him. Arsé-kun: *Impey doesn't move* Sheepy: *Harley tries to grab Aleister's throat once more* Arsé-kun: *He does, but it doesn't do much again.* Sheepy: Harley: Why?! Why?! Sheepy: Harley: Yer like goo! Arsé-kun: Aleister: I was going to tell you, but not if you misbehave like this. You are being pathetic. Sheepy: Harley: Yeh 'it my dog! Arsé-kun: Aleister: Who's a good boy? It isn't you right now! Sheepy: Harley: SHADDUP! Arsé-kun: *Aleister looks startled for a second. Just a brief moment. Just* Sheepy: Harley: NOBODY GETS AWAY WITH 'ITTIN' WILSON! Arsé-kun: *Impey is processing complex abstractions* Sheepy: Harley: Why're yeh so gooey?! Yer disgustin'! Arsé-kun: Aleister: Be good and shut up! Arsé-kun: *Van distantly screams in anger. huh.* Sheepy: Harley: But yer a dog 'itter...!! Why do I gotta lisin' to yeh?! Arsé-kun: Impey: ...... Shhhuut up, Paathhetiic...? *he finally stalks in, still growling* Arsé-kun: *it is at this moment Aleister knew: He Fucked Up* Sheepy: Harley: There's no reason...! Arsé-kun: Impey: Why should I....?! Arsé-kun: Aleister: Not you, Barbicane, that wasn't to you! Sheepy: Harley:...Yer so gooey, it's disgustin'... Arsé-kun: Impey: Disgusting too now...? *he's focused on Aleister, despite Harley having said it* Arsé-kun: Aleister: Wait, why are you looking at me? I didn't say it, Barbicane! *he can't keep up with both of them at once, it seems* Sheepy: Harley:....Sheesh, that thing woke me up for this... Jus' wanna sleep more. ... Yer face ticks me off...! Arsé-kun: Impey: .... 'Nd you're in here! I'll kill you..!! Arsé-kun: Tom: ;) *sitting on the sofa again, staring* Arsé-kun: Tom: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! Sheepy: Harley: SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP! Arsé-kun: Impey: DIE DIE DIE! Sheepy: *Harley tightens his grip!* Arsé-kun: *And Impey lunges at Aleister to bite!* Arsé-kun: *Impey fails to land a bite, coming away with a mouth full of very questionable goo instead. He spits it out towards Tom, hisses, and resumes his attack* Sheepy: Harley: YER SO LOUD...!! Arsé-kun: *Aleister doesn't want to hurt his "Soulmate", so isn't making any moves towards him..* Arsé-kun: *Tom just sits there with that little smile on his face.* Sheepy: Nyar: ...Sheesh, for a guy who's pretty smart, you really don't plan ahead for every potential flaw in your plans, huh? Arsé-kun: Aleister: How was I supposed to know a dog whining would derail literal years of work?? Don't you have people to be corrupting? Sheepy: Nyar: Maybe try Tinder next time? Arsé-kun: *Aleister gives him a slightly annoyed look while pushing Impey away with a tentacle. Impey is biting into it. He doesn't notice or care* Sheepy: Harley: 'E's not jus' some dog! 'E's Wilson! Sheepy: Harley: 'E's th' most important thing t' me in th' world...! An' yeh 'urt 'im! I'll NEVER forgive yeh! Sheepy: Nyar: Or maybe you've run out of people on Tinder to swipe? Arsé-kun: *Aleister whips around and pulls out a revolver to shoot Nyar with. He misses completely. Ironically, he's the one almost blinded out of anger here...* Sheepy: Nyar: Have you considered taking aiming lessons? Arsé-kun: Aleister: Oh, shut up, Nyarla! Sheepy: Nyar: *grin* Maybe if you did, you'd have aimed for someone within your reach. Sheepy: Nyar: Normally I just drive people to insanity. But thanks to her and thanks to you, that's not an option. Sheepy: Nyar: Maybs if you hadn't acted to selfishly I would've helped...Hmm, but no. You make me mad. Arsé-kun: Aleister: What can you do without your power? Bleed on me? Don't be so egotistical. Sheepy: Nyar: See, this is why you're in this situation! Arsé-kun: Aleister: You need to explain. Neither of these berserkers can hurt me. You're just bluffing. Sheepy: Nyar: It's super simple to get this guy to warm up to you. Just give him pancakes and make him feel loved and appreciated. Compliment his dog. But instead you go ahead and start hurting everyone around him...Sheesh. That's kinda pathetic, isn't it? Arsé-kun: Aleister: Like you're any better, killing every other human you meet. At least I keep them alive! Sheepy: Nyar: Hmmm. Well, I'm the one in a romantic relationship and you're...Well, you're just alone. Arsé-kun: Aleister: For now you are! Sheepy: Nyar: You had a support system at one point, didn't you? Sheepy: Nyar: Or did your family just never love you? Arsé-kun: Aleister: Are you going to keep slinging schoolyard insults at me, or are you going to do something? You're boring me. Sheepy: Nyar: Hmm. Sheepy: Nyar: Oh, I'm doing something. Wouldn't you like to know what it is? Hmhm. Sheepy: Nyar: You should've left when you had the chance, but you just blew it away with your oh-so-suave, "take my hand ~ let's go somewhere quiet"... Sheepy: Nyar: Well, whatever. Sheepy: Nyar: Not my issue. Arsé-kun: Aleister: I WAS going to leave after that! You think you know so much! Sheepy: Nyar: Hehe. Sheepy: Nyar: Not only do I think I do, I do. Sheepy: Nyar: Man... If only you had your cane.... Sheepy: Nyar: Technically, you could just escape now, but you're too scared of accidentally killing your target, right? Well, it's too late anyway... Arsé-kun: Aleister: If you tell me where it is, I'll give you this garbage vampire to you to corrupt. Completely free, no strings. *he gestures to the Impey trapped in all the ?? ?? ??eldritch?? ?? ? mess? ? ? behind him. it was all beaten out of him and it's just, there. gross. put your guts? away* Sheepy: Nyar: Haha....I live here. Arsé-kun: Aleister: ...? heepy: Nyar: You don't need to "give" me any resident to corrupt. Unless you intend to not give my powers back... Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah, I live here. Sheepy: *Meanwhile, Harley has given up and just gone back to sleep. same* Arsé-kun: *Legendary posts* Sheepy: Nyar: I could've corrupted any one of them if I wanted. Sheepy: Nyar: But I didn't. Sheepy: Nyar: Because you know what? Sheepy: Nyar: Turns out, I like them. And then you hurt someone, well... They're less likely to wanna be your friend. Sheepy: Nyar: Maybe you should just put him to bed and leave? It may make you look betrer if actively don't commit evil. Maybe turn yourself in. Arsé-kun: Arséne: That's the sweetest thing you've ever said, Nyarlathotep, sir. *he leans in and takes a potshot at Aleister with Harley's gun. it connects but does no actual damage.* And he managed to bore Harley? Absolutely incredible. Sheepy: Nyar: Wow, thanks. Arsé-kun: Arséne: I hated it. Say something terrible. Sheepy: Nyar: Sure! Are you ready to feel true fear? Sheepy: Nyar: You might as well sit tight and beg for mercy. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Oooh, scary! *he mock shudders* Better than what's-his-face here! Also, five til. Sheepy: Nyar: It's not like you can run or hide anymore! Arsé-kun: Arséne: Iä, Iä! Sheepy: Grif: *he suddenly bursts in, wielding his sword* -Iä! Iä! Yog-Sothoth! Arsé-kun: Aleister: ?! Sheepy: Nyar: Sheesh, of course the guy who praises Yog's an absolute weirdo...I mean, I'm right here... Sheepy: Nyar: Anyway, have fun dying! Sheepy: Grif: [A wild ALEISTER appeared!] Arsé-kun: Aleister: ? ? ? ?? ? ??? Sheepy: Grif: *he lunges at Aleister* Sheepy: Grif: I'LL TEAR YOU TO SHREDS! Sheepy: Nyar: Don't bother running away. You've been set as a quest enemy. His reward, of course, is a nice shiny cane to chew on... With a snake design. You may find it familiar. Arsé-kun: Aleister: You...! Sheepy: *Grif stabs Aleister!* Arsé-kun: Aleister: ..!!! What is this?! *he backs off, and off the sword. gooey. gross* Sheepy: Nyar: You won't be dead probably. I want to watch you suffer as your hard work gets eaten away by some dragon who thinks eating books makes him smarter. Sheepy: Grif: *he goes for Aleister again* Arsé-kun: *there really IS no escape for Aleister, and he gets stabbed again* Sheepy: Grif: What do you drop? What do you drop? I'll add it to my hoard! Arsé-kun: *Aleister gets rather anticlimactically obliterated by a knight with a sword. It's completely embarrassing and the beating is absolutely atrocious.* Sheepy: Grif: I won. Sheepy: Grif: [Quest Completed: Give Him an Aleiscare] Arsé-kun: *[ADDITIONAL QUEST!]* Sheepy: Nyar:...Man, that could've been more fun... Hey, bud, wanna know where the cane was? Arsé-kun: *.... there is no title. it just says "Tell my uncle I say hello for me!"* Sheepy: Grif: Dad says hello. Sheepy: Nyar: Well hello to you too! Arsé-kun: Aleister: ..... Fine. *he picks his head up off the floor. that is the only thing still looking remotely human after all that.* Arsé-kun: *[QUEST COMPLETED!]* Sheepy: *Nyar swaggers over to Harley's bed and...pulls the cane out from under the mattress!* Arsé-kun: Aleister: ......... Sheepy: Nyar: Hehehe. Arsé-kun: Aleister: You... It....... It was...... Sheepy: Nyar: Just in reach this whole time. Sheepy: Nyar: Just like Harley. Sheepy: Nyar: Isn't that hilarious? Arsé-kun: Aleister: ................ Sheepy: Nyar: And for the icing on the cake... Hey, Grif, come over here. Sheepy: *Nyar gives Grif the cane. ...Grif starts chewing on it. Grif no* Arsé-kun: *Aleister lets himself faceplant back onto the floor. It makes a gross slime noise. Sploogch.* Sheepy: Nyar: This is why you always plan every single possible thing that could go wrong. Sheepy: Nyar: I give you a 3/10. Sheepy: Nyar: You got here through your hard work, but the work wasn't smart enough, even though you yourself are smart. Sheepy: Nyar: Really, if I was doing this, I'd be out of here with Harley already. Arsé-kun: Arséne: 2/10, barely tried. I brought Sir Grif's reward from helping me previously as w........ *he spots the questionably gory eldritch mess that was previously at least human SHAPED* ...... HereTakeIt *he forces a gemstone into Grif's hand and promptly bails scene* Sheepy: Grif:...! Sheepy: Grif: *his eyes figuratively light up.* Arsé-kun: *dumbass cat eyes, activate* Sheepy: Grif: *muffled* Shiny... Sheepy: Nyar:...Man, what to do with you... You could be useful in the future, but... Yoink. *he steals his power back!* Arsé-kun: *There is a mass disturbance in the force as that happens. Power Regained.* Sheepy: Nyar: ...Hey, I'm feeling better already- *Grif punches him* Ghhk! Buddy, you can wait until after I'm done to beat me up! Sheepy: Nyar: Hey, Aleister, are you alive? Arsé-kun: Aleister: *muffled* no Sheepy: Nyar: I guuueeesss I should take you to the hospital...Hmm...Hmm, I know. Sheepy: Nyar:...... Sheepy: Nyar:..Too bad everyone's left, hm? Sheepy: Nyar: I'm still here, sure, but I might just abandon ship. Arsé-kun: Aleister: ... W-wait, don't..! Sheepy: Nyar: Hehehe. Don't worry. You'll have a lot of company in Hell, okay? Arsé-kun: Aleister: I don't want to go alone..! Sheepy: Nyar: Too bad~ See ya. Maybe don't call me by some overly familiar nickname next time. Oh wait, you'll be dead. Arsé-kun: Aleister: Wait..! Sheepy: *Nyar "leaves".* Arsé-kun: *Aleister forces his reforming head up to look around. He really is alone now..... He's really alone. All alone. Alone. Alone alone alone alone alone alone alone alone alonealonealonealonealonealone.......... He screams, but no one was around to hear it.* Sheepy: *Nyar watches this with amusement. Oh, how he's missed working at full capacity! A cruel, twisted smile forms on his face... As Grif munches on his prize, slightly distractinh Nyar from his show,but that's okay!* Sheepy: Nyar: Sheesh, what a wimp...! Hehe, without someone strong to lean on he really is just a brainy coward! Sheepy: Grif: *chew, chew* Sheepy: Nyar: Oh, I just really feel like reigning terror now...! ...Hmm, but if I show Watson the work I've done (read: I stalled until the heavy lifter got here) he might praise me! Hehehe! Sheepy: Grif: *blank stare at Nyar as he keeps chewing on the cane* Sheepy: Nyar: I'm going to get so much praise from everyone... Sheepy: Grif: *chew, chew, chew* Arsé-kun: Impey: ..... *he blinks in confusion a few times from his spot on the floor before flinching from the sound of metal being chewed on. It cannot be a pleasant sound, according to our boy* Sheepy: Nyar: Hey, you're up! Arsé-kun: Impey: Hey... ..Hey, wait, why are we in here?? Sheepy: Nyar: Well, you went berserk. Arsé-kun: Impey: ?!?!???? *he jumps up and looks around* I didn't hurt anyone, right..?? Sheepy: Nyar: Nope. Sheepy: Nyar: You didn't. Arsé-kun: Impey: *PHEW!!* That's a relieffffuCK why is this guy here!? Sheepy: Nyar: You actually stalled him out really well. Wilson, too. And me. Arsé-kun: Impey: For...? *flinches again from that Noise* For That?? Sheepy: Nyar: We just needed to stall him out long enough for someone who could actually damage him to get here. Arsé-kun: Impey: Man, it sounds awesome. Wish I remembered it. Sheepy: Nyar: You bit him a bunch. Arsé-kun: Impey: *He decides to take Nyar's word for it (for now) and looks towards Harley* And how's our man of the hour? Sheepy: Nyar: He's resting. Aleister managed to... how do I put this. Sheepy: Nyar: Well, he was going to run off with Aleister until Aleister accidentally hurt Wilson. Sheepy: Nyar: And then he tried to strangle Aleister. Arsé-kun: Impey: Serves him right! Arsé-kun: Impey: But where's Wilson now? Willlll-son..? C'mere, buddy! Sheepy: *Wilson comes out from hiding. There he is!* Arsé-kun: Impey: There's the good boy! Who's a good boy?? Is it you???? Sheepy: Nyar: You were misinterpreting everything Aleister was saying and making it hard for him to deal with the situation properly. I think he was going to use you to help him abscond with Harley. Sheepy: Wilson: *bark! he’s wagging his tail. he’s the good boy!* Arsé-kun: Impey: .... Are you saying I did something good, or are you callin' me stupid? *he leans down to pet Wilson. Look at this good boy!!!* Sheepy: Nyar: No, it wasn’t an insult. It helped stall. Arsé-kun: Impey: Man, it doesn't feel right taking credit for it... It's not like I decided to do it.. Sheepy: Nyar: Hey, you gotta get praise for something. Sheepy: Grif: *completely incoherent response* Arsé-kun: Impey: ... Yeah, you're right! I'll take it! Sheepy: Grif: [Impey Barbicane - Junk Inventor: A goofy mechanic with a heart of gold. Secretly insecure. Makes the best pancakes.] Sheepy: Grif: Our bond as two who have fought side by side has been born. Sheepy: Grif: Even if you did just lie there. That’s fine. Arsé-kun: Impey: ...? *he turns to look at Grif and is immediately distracted by the menu instead. ooooooh. what fancy tech is THIS?* Sheepy: Grif: Do you find my menu of interest? Sheepy: Grif: It’s a menu any knight should have. Arsé-kun: Impey: It looks super useful!! Everybody should have one of these, it'd be so cool! Sheepy: Grif: Yes. I can see many things on it. I can demonstrate its capabilities to you when it conveniences you. Sheepy: Nyar: Hey, buddy, if you’re going to try to befriend people, you should tell them your name. Sheepy: Grif: Oh. Yes. My name is Griflet. This is my uncle. He’s a miniboss at times. If he bothers you, I will fight him. Sheepy: Nyar: I’m totally a final boss! Arsé-kun: Impey: Only a miniboss? Not a lot of faith in him, huh?-- Eh. Ehhhh. You're like... A late dungeon boss you can cheese with a good strat. Sheepy: Grif: I have fought worse. Sheepy: Grif: His capabilities make him suited for fighting humans. Sheepy: Grif: I have little interest in the hallucinations he inflicts upon me. I will always find him no matter what he tries. Arsé-kun: Impey: owo)b Sheepy: Grif: He doesn’t like crits. Arsé-kun: Tom: my unlife's work, ignored. Arsé-kun: Tom: i will fade into obscurity and die another death, preferably without horses this time. Arsé-kun: Tom: ... Arsé-kun: Tom: A horse's mouth is bigger than it's brain. Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah, so is yours. Sheepy: Grif: I don’t care about crits. Sheepy: Nyar: Not you! Arsé-kun: Tom: Horses can remember and understand human emotions, and don't like people that frown at them. Perhaps I upset that horse. Sheepy: Grif: ..... Sheepy: Grif: *he points at Tom* Baaaaa. Arsé-kun: Tom: Baaaa. I'm a sheep. Sheepy: Grif: Baaaaaaa. Sheepy: Grif: Anyway, is that all? I hear there are injured I should Interact with to Heal and create Relationships with. Arsé-kun: Impey: That sounds like a good idea. Just don't wake up everybody else doing it..! Sheepy: Grif: I see. Stealth. Sheepy: *Grif crouches.* Sheepy: *Grif starts sliding away slowly.* Arsé-kun: Impey: .... *looks at Nyar* I see the resemblance. Is your whole family like that..? Sheepy: Nyar: Eh. No. Not really. Sheepy: Nyar: He's my nephew's kid. Sheepy: Nyar: My nephew also has an extremely snarky satyr-like son who has a sibling that's an abomination but is invisible. Arsé-kun: Impey: Really gets around! Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah. Sheepy: Nyar: But there's a lot of variety. Sheepy: Nyar: He's just a weirdo who runs on JRPG protag logic and if he teams up with the right people he can hit bugs that allow him to clip through walls. Arsé-kun: Impey: Impressive! Sheepy: Grif: What is JRPG? Can Kay eat it? I want to bring him something nice. Sheepy: Nyar: It's a genre of video game. Sheepy: Grif: What is a video game? Sheepy: Nyar: It's a game you play on a...The games your dad plays! Sheepy: Grif: Television.. Long version of TV. Arsé-kun: Impey: But not all of them are. Just some. Sheepy: Grif: A television is minimum a foot long. TV are maximum a foot long. Sheepy: Nyar: He's from medieval times... Arsé-kun: Impey: It's called a TV because it's just an easier way of saying Tele-Vision.. What? Sheepy: Nyar: He must have time travelled. Sheepy: Grif: Yes. Arsé-kun: Arséne: *from somewhere else* For a healer, he's moving awfully slow. Sheepy: Grif: ...! My services are needed. *he rushes to Arsene* Arsé-kun: Impey: ... Y'know, makes sense. If someone threw me into 3000 I'd be confused too. Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah. Sheepy: Nyar: But hey, if you befriend him, you'll have someone to show your inventions to! Arsé-kun: *Impey was already invested, but now he's got all his apples in one basket. eggs. whatever. shut up* Sheepy: Nyar: And he must not know much about current machines so you can tell him about that. Plus, he gets a friend, something he has a really hard time making. Win-win! Arsé-kun: Impey: :D! Sheepy: Nyar: Just a warning that he's kind of stupid and definitely a berserker. He's weird. Sheepy: Nyar: Hey, but here's one issue. How do we get this guy out of here? It's fun watching him suffer, but, like... Eventually we gotta move him. Sheepy: Harley: D' yeh both make it an 'abit, wanderin' int' people's rooms 'n makin' a nuisance 'f yerselves? Ramblin' 'n not lettin' 'em....Why's 'e 'ere? Arsé-kun: Impey: 'Pparently we stalled him. Mornin', how're you doing? Sheepy: Harley: Tired. 'ad 'n awful...What, stalled? So it wasn't a dream... Arsé-kun: Impey: Aw, even you remember it?? What was it like? Sheepy: Harley: Eh... Awful. Sheepy: Harley: Nothin's clear 'n m' loaf 's killin' me... Oi, yeh know 'f Wats'n's doin' fine? 's 'e safe? Sheepy: Harley: Nothin's clear 'n m' loaf 's killin' me... Oi, yeh know 'f Wats'n's doin' fine? 's 'e safe? Arsé-kun: Impey: :) ????? Sheepy: Harley: Watson. 's 'e safe? Sherlock? Sheepy: Harley: Lupin? Arsé-kun: Impey: Didn't check, didn't check, I heard him I think? Sheepy: Harley: *he clears his throat* ...Right, I'll go check on them then. You can come with me. Arsé-kun: Impey: Yessir! *and he picks up Wilson* Here is your important thing! Sheepy: Harley:...! Thank you. *he accepts Wilson* Sheepy: Harley: Let's go now. Sheepy: Harley: We can discuss what to do with him with the others. Arsé-kun: Tom: Never gift a horse in the man Sheepy: Harley:...Thanks, Tom. Sheepy: Harley: *he heads to see Lupin and the gang* Sheepy: Grif: And that's why you don't drink water after eating fish. Sheepy: Grif: It'll swim in the water and your stomach will hurt. Arsé-kun: Arséne: I thought that was why it was necessary to kill and cut the fish prior. *he's back at his desk with a mug of coffee. save him* Sheepy: Grif: Yes, you're very smart. Sheepy: Harley: Lupin. Are you okay? You're unhurt, right? Arsé-kun: Arséne: ! *he looks over* Yes, yes, I'm fine. I had to *ahem* I had to have a wallace but otherwise untouched. You though, are you okay? Sheepy: Harley: My head's foggy and hurting. I feel like I had an awful dream. Sheepy: Harley: I could be better but I'm fine. Arsé-kun: Arséne: Fantastic to hear. You two really had the bastard struggling, so good work. Sheepy: Harley: Thank you. Are Watson and Sherlock alright? Arsé-kun: Arséne: They should be. The Saint is making the rounds to check, or so I was told. I cannot confirm this because I can't see through the ceiling. Sheepy: Harley: I'm sorry, I'm just very worried. Arsé-kun: Arséne: It's completely understandable. Don't apologize. Sheepy: Harley: I should go check on them...right? Arsé-kun: Arséne: If you want to? Sheepy: *Harley goes to check on Watson!* Arsé-kun: *Watson is... not up. No one has woken him up for once* Sheepy: *Harley internally debates wanting comfort from Watson and bottling up and hiding his feelings as he usually does* Sheepy: Harley: (...But he needs the sleep and I'd just be bothering him...) Arsé-kun: Impey: owo? Sheepy: Harley: He's busy sleeping. Sheepy: Harley: I....I want to speak to him, but... No, he's sound asleep. We should move on. Arsé-kun: Impey: We should- Arsé-kun: *Tom loudly sneezes from Impey's pocket. If that wasn't enough, he follows it up with fart noises. local gremlin has recognized his maximum poltergeist potential* Sheepy: Harley:?! Arsé-kun: *Impey pulls out Tom and considers him* Arsé-kun: Impey: If that was revenge for not calling you a hero, that's fair. Arsé-kun: *and then Impey plops Tom back into his pocket (upside down) before looking to Watson, to make sure this didn't wake him up. Spoilers: it did.* Sheepy: Harley: ...! Sheepy: Harley: I'm sorry... Arsé-kun: Watson: Oh, Harley. Did you need something...? Sheepy: Harley: I shouldn't bother you with it. Arsé-kun: Watson: :< Sheepy: Harley:....Fine, if it's what you want. Arsé-kun: Impey: Have fun! *he pushes Harley further in (lightly) and closes the door. living up to his name i see* Sheepy: Harley: !! Sheepy: Harley:...Please don't laugh at me, but... Um... Sheepy: Harley: I-... I want-...You won't laugh, will you? I'm not bothering you, right? Arsé-kun: Watson: I won't. If it's important enough for you to come to me at this hour? Then it must be *stifled yawn* Very important. Sheepy: Harley: I want comforting after what just happened. Arsé-kun: Watson: .... What happened? *he shifts so there's room on the bed, which Watson pats. come, sit* Sheepy: *Harley sits in the new space* Sheepy: Harley: Apparently Aleister showed up. I don't know why but he's currently lying bloodied up in my room. Arsé-kun: Watson: !! Sheepy: Harley: I have vague memories at most. Arsé-kun: Watson: ... But you're here, unharmed, and he is not. Sheepy: Harley:...But I know I finally just wore down mentally too much to fight him off. I was going to go with him. Arsé-kun: Watson: And that did not happen, I see. Sheepy: Harley: I think I attacked Tom. I tried to strangle Aleister because he hurt Wilson I think. Wilson seems fine now, but... Arsé-kun: Tom: i scream you scream we all scream and hit the bad man Sheepy: Wilson: *blah blah blah tom blah blah blah blah wilson blah wilson blah blah* Sheepy: Harley: Right, I don't know what happened to him. Sheepy: Harley: Just that when I came to, well... He was on my floor. Arsé-kun: Tom: A big shiny man with a stabby stabby stabbed him a lot. Squiddicus invited tin can man. You gremlins got confusing. I kissed a wall. It was romantic. Sheepy: Harley: .....! That man who killed those werewolves earlier... Sheepy: Harley: Right, he was talking to Lupin, wasn't he. Arsé-kun: Tom: Did you know a horse's hooves are their fingertips? Sheepy: Harley: So Nyarlathotep or Lupin must have called him. Arsé-kun: Tom: Squiddly. Sheepy: Harley: I'm sorry, I'd explain everything better, but... Arsé-kun: Watson: No, no, don't work yourself up. We'll do it slowly. Sheepy: Harley: My brain is a haze. I think I was under the effects of the hidden potential. Arsé-kun: Watson: Then lets not force it. Have you had any water since? Sheepy: Harley: No. Sheepy: Harley: My first thought after looking over the situation was seeing if you along with Lupin and Sherlock were alright. Arsé-kun: Watson: Shocker. *he leans over to open a night-table drawer. there's like 4 unopened water bottles. one is given to Harley* I appreciate it, but you can't help us if you are dead. Sheepy: Harley: I haven't checked on Sherlock yet, but... Sheepy: Harley:...Thank you. Arsé-kun: Tom: sher-lock snores like a man dying of death. dying is bad. aaaa. Sheepy: *Harley takes a drink of the water. Wilson sniffs it. Wilson loses interest!* Arsé-kun: *smells like water and drawer* Sheepy: Harley:...Right, his snoring is impossible to sleep through. Arsé-kun: Watson: I almost pity Arséne. He has to hear it every night now. Sheepy: Harley: Yes.... Arsé-kun: Watson: Better than us hearing it. Oh well! Sheepy: Harley: Perhaps I should have warned him ahead of time, but he probably would've just said "oh, I can handle it" and not be able to handle it. Arsé-kun: Watson: That sounds like something he would do. Arsé-kun: *there's a small crash from below that usually means one thing: van helsing touched something in the kitchen.* Sheepy: Harley: Gh?! What was that...?! Arsé-kun: Watson: That sounded suspiciously like Abraham in the kitchen. It is not our problem. Sheepy: Harley: Right... Arsé-kun: Watson: But if you want to stay here for now, I wouldn't mind. Sheepy: Harley: You wouldn't...? I do want to stay here for now... It won't be too much of a problem, right? Sheepy: Harley: I won't be in the way? Arsé-kun: Watson: It's not a problem at all. Sheepy: Harley: Thank you. Sheepy: Harley: I suppose I should have told everyone sooner about him, but, I... Arsé-kun: Watson: Couldn't. It's hard to talk about things you're worried about. Sheepy: Harley:..I didn't want to endanger anyone or put more on people's plates. Yes, exactly. Arsé-kun: Watson: I see. That does explain a lot of things. Sheepy: Harley: But because of my actions, so many people got hurt. Arsé-kun: Watson: People get hurt. It happens no matter what we do, unfortunately. Sheepy: Harley: No. If I'd dealt with him sooner, Twilight would have been less powerful. Arsé-kun: Watson: I'm not so sure, considering they had, what did he say? Squiddly? Sheepy: Harley: But I kept him to myself... Which is what he wanted from the very beginning. ...Oh, Nyarlathotep. Sheepy: Harley: I suppose. Sheepy: Harley: But this hidden potential is his invention. Arsé-kun: Watson: All this aside, you still came to see if I was okay. I appreciate that, you know. Sheepy: Harley:...You do? Arsé-kun: Watson: Absolutely. It proves that even if you're acting however, you do still care. That's important. And I like the attention. Sheepy: Harley: Of course I do...! Sheepy: Harley: I just didn't feel like I had any choice. Sheepy: Harley: But at this point, I've been so cruel to keep everyone safe that no matter how much I apologize, I can't response redeem myself, can I? Arsé-kun: Watson: I doubt that. The physical.. How do I say this? You can point to him and explain now, and I doubt anyone will find fault with it. Sheepy: Harley:...Really? Arsé-kun: Watson: I don't see why not. Just not at this hour. Sheepy: Harley: Yes, I suppose so. Sheepy: Harley: I'm sorry for my actions. Even if my goal was to protect you, it... wasn't right. An explanation would have been smarter and less cruel. Arsé-kun: Watson: Apology accepted. Even if it wasn't, you had our safety as your priority. I can't say I'm angry about it, but I am still slightly annoyed from time to time. Sheepy: Harley: Yes...it wasn't right. Arsé-kun: Watson: Oh well. Lesson learnt, what's done is done. Sheepy: Harley: Thank you. Sheepy: Harley: I just hope everyone else feels the same way. I’ll need to apologize to everyone... including Mycroft. I treated him wrongly. I made him look terrible to others. In the end, I was just angry at myself for not being able to do more and needed someone to project the blame on someone. Sheepy: Harley: ...Sorry, I’m rambling. This is my problem. Not yours. You shouldn’t have to listen. Arsé-kun: Watson: I absolutely should and am. Sheepy: Harley: Why? Arsé-kun: Watson: It's my place to, is all. What kind of guardian would I be if I didn't listen to you? Sheepy: Harley: ...But- No, I can’t fight that. Arsé-kun: Watson: I'd prefer you didn't fight me on it. I'm not even armed. Sheepy: Harley: Armed? Sheepy: Harley: ... Sheepy: Harley: There is an armed man downstairs... Arsé-kun: Watson: .... I was joking. Sheepy: Harley: ...Right, but it’s kind of important to mention I think. Arsé-kun: Watson: You're right and I appreciate it, but I'm fairly certain we have a fair share of armed men. Sheepy: Harley: This one was chewing on Aleister’s cane. Sheepy: Harley: Which I also think is import to note...usually people don't eat metal... Sheepy: Harley:...Or think drinking water after eating fish makes them swim in your stomach. Sheepy: Harley: But that's besides the point. Sheepy: Harley: Basically, uh... I guess in the morning I should apologize to everyone. Arsé-kun: Watson: If that's what you want to do, then I guess it's a good idea. Arsé-kun: Watson: Personally? I recommend going to bed. It's too early and we are not going on a coffee binge Sheepy: Harley: I can't. Aleister is in my room. Arsé-kun: Watson: Horrible. Sheepy: Harley: He's a gory mess. I don't want to sleep around that. Arsé-kun: Watson: Then don't sleep in there..? Arsé-kun: Watson: I don't think anyone has the right to judge you sleeping somewhere else due to the circumstance. Sheepy: *in the morning...* Sheepy: Nyar: So basically, because I'm lovable, good, and praiseworthy, I built a coffin. Arsé-kun: Van: For what? For whoever dies when I start cooking? Or the hopefully dead man upstairs? Sheepy: Nyar: The latter. He's still not dead but it's fine. We can put him in early! Sheepy: Nyar: I've already notified the necessary people. Sheepy: Nyar: Vlad. Moriarty. Some weirdo gremlin. Arsé-kun: Van: I won't have to put you down out back then. Good work. *and he goes back to contemplating the frying pan* Sheepy: Nyar:...Hehehe. Arsé-kun: Van: I know what I said. Now shoo, before this enters your skull. Sheepy: Nyar: Fiiiiine. Arsé-kun: Van: Just get rid of him. Sheepy: Nyar: You got it. Sheepy: *Nyar heads upstairs* Sheepy: Nyar: Hey, hey, Aleister. Arsé-kun: Aleister: ... What. Sheepy: Nyar: As your very dependable and incredibly handsome local being of all evil, I went ahead and dug your grave. I even made you a coffin! Sheepy: Nyar: It's great, right? Sheepy: Nyar: That you've got someone like me? Arsé-kun: Aleister: Could I get the coffin without the grave for bringing your power right back to you, perhaps? Sheepy: Nyar: Hmmm, hmmm. Sheepy: Nyar: Like, a water burial? Arsé-kun: Aleister: No burial. No cremation, either. Sheepy: Nyar: Well, I've already got a prize for you. The knowledge that...Hayley? Hurly? What's his face is in good hands, being around me! It's like he doesn't need you at all. Okay, so he did end up with a bullet in his head because of me, but it didn't hit his brain so it's all good. That's enough for you to rest in peace, right? Arsé-kun: Aleister: you wHAT Sheepy: Nyar: Ehehehe. Sheepy: Nyar: Soooooorrryyy~ Sheepy: Nyar: But, I bet if you were there, it totally wouldn't have happened. Well, that's all water under the bridge. Sheepy: Nyar: Okay then, what do you want? Arsé-kun: Aleister: I want out of this room. Sheepy: Nyar: Where do you want to go? That's so vague. Sheepy: Nyar: I could dunk you in a grave with a request like that. Arsé-kun: Aleister: .... If you don't close the grave, fine. Sheepy: Nyar:...You expect to escape, hm. Sheepy: Nyar: Well, I suppose I shouldn't crush your hopes... Sheepy: Nyar:...I want to watch any hope drain from your eyes... as a spectator. Ehehe. Arsé-kun: Aleister: ... You say, having tormented me several times. Sheepy: Nyar: You haven't learned a thing from this whole adventure, I'm sure. Arsé-kun: Aleister: Make better plans. Sheepy: Nyar: Well, it's not tormenting if it's true Sheepy: Nyar: My dad did, indeed, put Harley in the hospital for a while as mentioned previously! Sheepy: Nyar: So it's just meaningless bullying. Sheepy: Nyar: I really thought you'd be so happy to know he doesn't need you a bit, 'cause he's got everyone here. If you truly love someone, knowing the one you love will be happy and safe after you're gone naturally should be a thing that brings you peace. Arsé-kun: Aleister: What the hell are you talking about? You sound like a children's show hero. Arsé-kun: Aleister: I haven't even gotten to Have him. Why would that help any?? Sheepy: Nyar: Because loving someone means being happy, even if it hurts some, when they have joy outside of you. Basically, you shouldn't need to have him to be satisfied. Just move on. Arsé-kun: Aleister: Of all the people to be lecturing me.. Sheepy: Nyar: That should make you realize just how far you've fallen! Arsé-kun: Aleister: Don't you have innocent people to be mentally scarring? Sheepy: Nyar: You're more important at the moment, 'cause I've got a very personal reason to be here. Sheepy: Nyar: So lemme tell you something important. Sheepy: Nyar: Give up. Move on. Improve your life. Sheepy: Nyar: He will never feel anything but hate for you. Ever. Arsé-kun: Aleister: Ah-ha, but I'll be remembered! Sheepy: Nyar: That's all you care about, hm? Arsé-kun: Aleister: let me have this. Sheepy: Nyar: I could take that from you if I wanted...Hmm... Sheepy: Nyar:...But, nope, I'm too nice. Sheepy: Nyar: Although I suppose if he remembers you, you have power over him... Sheepy: Nyar:........ Sheepy: Nyar: He did seem happier when he didn't remember you. Arsé-kun: Aleister: Do you really think I'm going to believe you? Sheepy: Nyar: As I mentioned, he got shot a while back. Sheepy: Nyar: Amnesia. Presumably temporary neurological issues. You know, the whole nine yards. It's the happiest I've seen him, despite the neurological issues. He was actually improving a lot as a person, almost as if you just entirely slipped his mind. But when you showed up... Man, I wanna do that to someone! Arsé-kun: *Aleister... Is not convinced. Not much of a surprise, since the informer is chaotic evil and a manipulator* Sheepy: Nyar: It's fine if you don't believe me. You will after I'm done, but... Sheepy: Nyar: For now, I guess grasping that last shred of hope is enough. Sheepy: Nyar: Here's something else. It should bring you joy! Sheepy: Nyar: Without you in the picture, he met up with his older brother again. Did you know that Sherlock isn't his only sibling? Sherlock didn't, not after you gave him brain damage. Arsé-kun: Aleister: ... you're doing this on purpose aren't you. Sheepy: Nyar: Well, I think it's important for you to know. Sheepy: Nyar: I know it's my nature to be evil, to be a manipulative jerk, blah blah blah. Sure! Maybe I may be that, but this isn't the time. Sheepy: Nyar: Basically, my point is that... Sheepy: Nyar: Not only is he much better off without you, you're much better off without him. All of the time you've spent chasing the unachievable, the achievable has been right in front of you being neglected. Sheepy: Nyar: You shouldn't keep chasing him. Better yourself. Become the person he'd actually want to associate with, down to the very depths of your heart. Don't try to make him the type of person who would want to associate with you. Sheepy: Nyar: Because in the end...That isn't love. It's just possessiveness. What you saw last nighr with Wilson, that was love. Something that shines through no matter what. Sheepy: Nyar: You understand. Right? Arsé-kun: Aleister: Yes, I do. Now stop talking. Sheepy: Nyar: Why? Arsé-kun: Aleister: How can I rest in peace with your trashy voice ringing in my ears? Sheepy: Nyar: I still need to put you in a coffin before those three show up... Arsé-kun: Aleister: Then do it. Sheepy: Nyar: You don't even wanna know who those three are? Arsé-kun: Aleister: I get the feeling that I'm doomed whether I know or not. Sheepy: Nyar: Okay, well, I wanna see your face, soooo...!! Sheepy: Nyar: #1: Vlad. Sheepy: Nyar: #2: Valvatorez, whoever that is. Arsé-kun: Aleister: I don't know either. heepy: Nyar: #3:....dahdahdahdaaaahhh~! Your brother! Will he show up? Won't he? Who knows! Sheepy: Nyar: I didn't invite your nephew, Omelette, because he's probably eirher at work or with his best bud, Mycroft. Arsé-kun: Aleister: He'll just taunt me and leave. The only threat here is Vlad. Sheepy: Nyar: Eh, I wouldn't say that. Sheepy: Nyar: That second one's a tyrant I've heard. So two threats! Arsé-kun: Aleister: Can't be that bad if I've never heard of him. Sheepy: Nyar: Eheh. If you say so. Okay! *he lifts up Aleister* Arsé-kun: *Aleister doesn't bother fighting him. He's tired, he's sad, he'd like to hand in his villainy card but won't admit it,* Sheepy: *Nyar brings him to the coffin* Arsé-kun: Aleister: dont forget to lower me into the ground so you can let me down one last time. Arsé-kun: Aleister: I said put down, not buried. Sheepy: Nyar: Sure, sure. Sheepy: Val: Hm, hm... This wood is fine...The choice of barbed wire is strange, but I suppose it's meant to be a fashion statement... Arsé-kun: Aleister: ... ..... ........ *and NOW he's worried. Nyar was right, there ARE two Tyrants here! ohhhh no.* Sheepy: Val:...Although this coffin...I feel as though...Hmm, I wouldn't normally go for this color. Arsé-kun: Vlad: Is that really your priority? Sheepy: Val: Hmmm... Of course! Is its appearance not important? Sheepy: Nyar: Hey, I've got the guy who goes inside! Sheepy: Val: This coffin gets a 7/10, especially since I got caught on the barbed wire. Sheepy: Nyar: Gosh, really? Sheepy: Val: It was cozy inside. Sheepy: Nyar: Why would you... Arsé-kun: Vlad: Because he has the brain of a bat. Sheepy: Nyar: Yeah, no joke... Sheepy: Nyar: Anyway, here we go. *he dunks Aleister inside* You got any last words, old man? Sheepy: Val: Hm....Hmhm! Oh, I see now! Yes, yes, just give me a minute... The materials are all here... Sheepy: Nyar: Not you! Sheepy: Val: Oh, this would be a nice accessory... It would really drive home...*mumbling* Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... ... *he bonks Val with his fist. shush!* Sheepy: Val:? Sheepy: Nyar: Go on. Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... Seems unlikely. Sheepy: Nyar: Great! Moriarty? Arsé-kun: Mori: Sayonara, you piece of trash. Arsé-kun: Aleister: knew it. thanks. Sheepy: Nyar: Oh, nice, I like that. If Harley was here too, he'd share the same sentiments! Sheepy: Nyar: Okay, since you don't wanna be buried alive, but your state is kinda...youch, here's what's gonna happen! Sheepy: Val: I see, you don't consider medical treatment an option. Sheepy: Nyar: Sssshhh. Sheepy: Nyar: Blue, pink, or red? Arsé-kun: Aleister: ... um? Sheepy: Nyar: Wrong, it's white! Sheepy: Val: Oh, yes, I was thinking white..... Sheepy: Val: I guess you like your monocle...Yes, everything looks right. ...Hm. Right, he probably hasn't told you.... Sheepy: Val: I have been called here.... Arsé-kun: Vlad: stop being dramatic. Sheepy: Val: to RE-EDUCATE YOU! Arsé-kun: *vlad sighs* Arsé-kun: *cricket sounds. despite being 10 am. don't ask questions* Sheepy: Val: Simply, you will live within the body of a prinny until you have gained enough good will to finally receive your body once more! Generally it'd be reincarnation, but...Well, that's not important! Sheepy: Val: Do you understand? Arsé-kun: Aleister: What's a prinny? Sheepy: Val: Hahah! Already I see where my work lies! Arsé-kun: Vlad: ... Save it until we get back. Sheepy: Val: A prinny is a soul of a sinner placed within a suit in order- What? Sheepy: Val: Then when do we put him in...? Arsé-kun: Vlad: What did I just say? Sheepy: Val: Hm, considering he’s not dead, should we even be... oh, his body’s so damaged. I understand. This is to help him be in a less painful body until his body recovers, right? Sheepy: Val: Such a merciful thing to do! It brings me to tears!... Well, it would, but it doesn’t. Sheepy: Val: Now then, Mr. Not-So-Dead-Guy-Whose-Name-I’ve-Totally-Forgotten, do you want a hat? Sheepy: Val: Oh, I see now. Sheepy: Val: Everyone’s watching. Are they too shy to come out? Arsé-kun: Vlad: It's likely unnerving with us two being here, along with... Well, having been with the Professor. Sheepy: Val: Why? Sheepy: Val: He left... Sheepy: Val: This Herlock Sholmes man must frighten him. Sheepy: Nyar: Hehehe. Herlock Sholmes... Sheepy: Nyar: Man, good times. Sheepy: Nyar: It’s because of you I’ve got such a great place to live... Sheepy: Nyar: So thanks! You being horrible really did benefit me!... Okay, you aren’t the ONLY reason, but still. Arsé-kun: Aleister: please. please stop speaking. Sheepy: Nyar: Eheheh. Arsé-kun: Vlad: *he closes the coffin for Aleister and shoots Nyar a Look* Would we be about done here? Sheepy: Nyar: Yup. Sheepy: Nyar: Have fun! Arsé-kun: Vlad: Most certainly not. The only one having fun here is Val. Sheepy: Val: Hm... fun? It’s strictly business... Arsé-kun: Vlad: You say. Sheepy: Val: Yes, yes, of course. Sheepy: Val: This is my job as a prinny instructor. Arsé-kun: Vlad: You were critiquing a coffin. Sheepy: Val: Would you not? Arsé-kun: Vlad: There is a time and place for everything. Sheepy: Val: Now’s the time. Arsé-kun: *they are going to be squabbling over this for the next hour.* Sheepy: *good thing to keep them occupied as they go home!* Arsé-kun: *Can't argue with that!* Arsé-kun: Impey: .. Okay, they're gone! Who wants eggs? I bought eggs earlier! Sheepy: Harley: Eggs? Sure. Arsé-kun: Impey: :D Sheepy: Harley: It wouldn’t be too much of an issue? Arsé-kun: Impey: Why would it?? I just asked! Sheepy: Harley: Well... uh, I just thought I should make sure. Arsé-kun: Impey: Don't worry about a thing, bud! Sheepy: Harley: Thank you. Arsé-kun: *Impey exits scene whistling* Arsé-kun: *frans phone goes off about 20 seconds later* Arsé-kun: Impey: [text:to Fran] CODE VIK DONT COME DOWN Sheepy: Fran: *he checks it* Sheepy: Fran:...Vik? Like...He's here...? Why stay upstairs? I should go down... Arsé-kun: Impey: [text: to Fran] CODE VAN IN KITCHEN LOL WHOOPS Sheepy: Fran: [text: to Impey] Thank you, Impey. Sheepy: *Harley, meanwhile, is going through the fun experience of typing something up and then deleting everything because he's too nervous to send it. Eventually, he settles on...* Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] Hello, Mycroft. Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] Good morning. Are you finally going to speak to me? Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] No. Bye. ^·w·^) Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] ...I'm kidding. It's important. Are you busy? Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] ( ͡° ͜ʖ├┬┴┬┴ I'm listening. Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] I've been pushing you away for a while. I've been cruel. Insensitive. Selfish. It's not enough for me to just start being friendly towards you again as I was after my accident. Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] (ノಠ □ಠ)ノ彡( \o°o)\ Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] Well, why would it NOT be?? Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] I've been awful towards you. I should apologize and make up for it. Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] You can start by apologizing. Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] I'm sorry. Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* \(◕ヮ◕✿)/ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] Right you said this was serious. Ah. I forgive you. Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] I know this is out of nowhere. It's not something I just came to by myself. I think it's important I tell you about it just in case. Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] You forgive me? That makes me happy. Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] Do you know how Sherlock suffers from the after effects from a nasty head injury? Amnesia, forgetfulness, things like that? Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] Unfortunately, yes. Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] Last night the culprit of his injury came for me. Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] In THAT house?? How many pieces was he in when he left? Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] Surprisingly solid. Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] ���('～`)┌ Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] But basically... After what happened to Sherlock and after he began aiming for people close to me, all I could think to do was to try to cut all ties. You know, to keep people safe. It obviously backfired. On top of that... I didn't want to blame myself alone for his injury, for everything. So I convinced myself that if you were there, things would have been different. Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] ... I mean, you're half right. It would have, in the way that I'd have coughed on the man and nothing else. Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] I should've understood that sooner. But instead I hated you for my own incapability and downfalls. I know you've already accepted it, but again, I'm really sorry. Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] Can I make it up to you somehow? Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] For full forgiveness, you must adhere to the rules of this contract. Section A: It is recommended the guilty party spend more time at the term owner's property. Section B: Come over for lunch, I'm off today. Section C: Punch your neighbor in the face and get me my painting back Is2g I'm not stupid Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] I'd like to visit you more often... Can I come over? I can ask him about your painting before I do. Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] Technically, although I do have a case, I'm off today as well. I'm waiting for something. Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] If I visit more often, wouldn't I be intruding without an invitation? Can I really just ask you out of nowhere if I can come over and not look like I want help with something? Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] Yes, no, yes in that order! :Dc Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] I'll go ahead and get ready then. (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و ̑̑ Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] ヽ(◕∇◕)ノ Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] Just need to make sure everyone's alright with it after what happened yesterday. ( •́ .̫ •̀ ) Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley] (owo)b Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Mycroft] I may or may not have a habit of disappearing for over a year when something like this happens... (๑•́ ω •̀๑) They'll get mad if they think I'm abandoning them (again) ... (๑ó⌓ò๑) Arsé-kun: Mycroft: [text: to Harley]（；￣д￣） Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Watson] If my client shows up today, you can text me and I'll arrive. (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و ̑̑ Arsé-kun: Watson: [text: to Harley] Excuse me? And where are you going?? Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Watson] She's a blonde child. She might be a little snobby but be patient. I believe in you. (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧ Arsé-kun: Watson: [text: to Harley] That did not answer me. Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Watson] Mycroft's. ヽ(｡･ω･｡)ﾉ Arsé-kun: Watson: [text: to Harley] Oh! That's fine. Sheepy: Harley: [text: to Watson] I wasn't going to text you but I expected you to immediately assume the worst. ╮(─▽─)╭ But glad to have your permission. Sheepy: *Harley gets going!* Sheepy: *...and eventually gets to Mycroft's house!* Arsé-kun rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 20 Arsé-kun: *Before we get to that, today has contained a Miracle™! Van cooked. The kitchen is intact. It is a christmas miracle.* Sheepy: *amazing!* Arsé-kun: *praise him. OK ANYWAY* Sheepy: *Harley knocks on the door.* Arsé-kun: Mycroft: *he opens it* Morning! Sheepy: Harley: Good morning. Sheepy: Harley: I might need to leave at a random time for my client...but that's doubtful. Arsé-kun: Mycroft: If work calls, then that's just how it is. Sheepy: Harley: Yeah, unfortunately so... Sheepy: Harley:...I'm forgetting something... Arsé-kun: Mycroft: Yes, you did. Sheepy: Harley: Hold on a minute, what was it... Arsé-kun: Mycroft: Started with a "P", ended with a "G" and it was mine. Sheepy: Harley:....... Arsé-kun: Mycroft: Don't worry about it. I'll fight your neighbor on it later. Sheepy: Harley: I'm sorry. You probably noticed from the dark circles under my eyes but I've barely slept recently. Arsé-kun: Mycroft: It happens. Sheepy: Harley: I'll try to remember when I get home. Sheepy: Harley: I'm the one who should deal with it because he stole from you because of me. Sheepy: Harley: So don't worry about it. I'll figure it out. Sheepy: Harley: I just hope he hasn't sold it already. Sheepy: Harley: I just want to make sure, um... No one has been harassing you, sending you strange messages...You know. Things like that. Arsé-kun: Mycroft: Surprisingly not. At least, not that I'm aware of. Sheepy: Harley: I see. Thanks for telling me. Sheepy: Harley:...Whoops, no, this is more like me working than me visiting you... I'm sorry, I never visit people except for work, so this is somewhat new for me. Arsé-kun: Mycroft: Then stop talking about work. That's a good first step. *but he moves to let Harley in* Sheepy: Harley: I see... Oh, thank you. *he enters* Arsé-kun: Finis: Gross. You're letting people in. That's how the bugs get in. Sheepy: Harley: I apologize if any bugs came in with me. Arsé-kun: Finis: Fine, but it doesn't excuse the one letting you in. Arsé-kun: Mycroft: :v Sheepy: Harley: ...? Sheepy: Harley: Well, if Mycroft let bugs in, it's because I stood in his doorway too long... Sheepy: Cardia: I think it was meant to be an insult, knowing Finis. Sheepy: Harley:...? Arsé-kun: Finis: It was. Sheepy: Harley: I didn't notice. Arsé-kun: Finis: You look like trash. Sheepy: Harley: I know. Arsé-kun: Finis: Insomnia or trauma? Or were you gambling? Sheepy: Harley: Unfortunately the latest culprit of my case kept me up for multiple days in a row. So, I suppose both insomnia and trauma. Sheepy: Harley: I don't gamble... Arsé-kun: Finis: So you're already better than Mycroft. Good on you. Keep being alive. Sheepy: Harley: Mycroft gambles...? But it's just for fun, no big amounts, right...? Arsé-kun: Finis: .... I want some of whatever you were on. I might stop thinking for ten minutes. Sheepy: Harley: I was on mind control and being broken piece by piece in my dreams. Also caffeine. An unhealthy amount of it. Sheepy: Harley: I wouldn't recommend it. Arsé-kun: Finis: Drink water. Sheepy: Harley: I'll keep that in mind. Arsé-kun: Mycroft: Maybe that would be best done now? Sheepy: Harley: Uh, no, it's fine. Arsé-kun: Mycroft: Take a seat, any seat. Sit down n' stay a while. Sheepy: Harley: Thank you. *he sits* Sheepy: Harley: I'm sorry....as I said, I rarely visit anyone for anything other than business, so... what am I supposed to talk about? Arsé-kun: Finis: Politics. Weather. Your kid's grades. Lies perpetuated by the media. The last dog you saw on the way here. Who cares? Sheepy: Cardia: Hobbies, I think. Sheepy: Harley:....? Sheepy: Harley: Kid... Ah, like Wilson, due to the phrase "dog dad". Wilson's incredibly intelligent... But I don't have any grades of his. Arsé-kun: Finis: Show us your dog again Sheepy: Harley:...! Right, I have new pictures of him. Arsé-kun: Finis: ! Sheepy: *Harley begins showing Finis pictures if Wilson on his phone!* Arsé-kun: *Finis melts. Look at that dog! Look at! That dog! It is! So fucking cute! Aaaaaaaaaa!* Sheepy: Cardia: He's named after Watson, right? But he has a mustache... Sheepy: Cardia: Could it be that he actually did have a mustache when you named him? Arsé-kun: Finis: .... Dr. Watson would look his age with a mustache. Sheepy: Cardia: You're right! Maybe he should grow one! Arsé-kun: Finis: He might be taken more seriously as their legal guardian if he didn't look their age. Sheepy: Cardia: Yeah, exactly! I was shocked to learn that. Sheepy: *Harley doesn't seem to be paying any attention to this. Actually, he moreso looks fast asleep... That didn't take very long.* Arsé-kun: *Poor Harley. But he deserves it* Sheepy: Cardia: He fell asleep... Sheepy: Cardia: What do we do? Arsé-kun: Finis: ....Would you like to peruse his phone gallery for more limited-edition dog pictures? Sheepy: Cardia: Sounds like a good idea! Sheepy: Cardia: There's a lot of pictures here. It seems like the Wilson pictures are entirely unsorted, but there's some folders too. Arsé-kun: Finis: I suppose they're sorted in a way... Sheepy: Cardia: "Other Animals", "People", "Cases", "ALEISTER", "Sightseeing"... Arsé-kun: Finis: ... Where do we even start? Sheepy: Cardia: He's a detective, so cases probably means pictures of crime scenes, right? Arsé-kun: Finis: Hard choice. Do we start with Wilson, or do we start with an inevitable gorefest? Hm... Sheepy: Cardia: Well, Wilson is the better of the two, so...leave the best for last! Arsé-kun: Finis: Inevitable gore it is. *he opens the case gallery and scrolls to the waaay bottom* Sheepy: Cardia: ...Huh. Sheepy: Cardia: It's mostly not gore, but there's some nasty things in this. Sheepy: Cardia: Why would anyone want an occupation that consists of this? But both he and Sherlock did too... Hmm, maybe Mycroft would be a detective too if they hadn't been separated...! Arsé-kun: Mycroft: Don't you lump me in with these two. It's far too much action. Sheepy: Cardia: You don't like action? Arsé-kun: Mycroft: I'd much rather have a stable job. Sheepy: Cardia: I guess detectives have to wait for crimes to be committed to stop them. Sheepy: Cardia: So if they arrest all criminals they're out of a job... Arsé-kun: Finis: That's dumb. Sheepy: Cardia: Although, I guess he doesn't have to worry about that, because based on the name of the "ALEISTER" file, he's already on the bad side of Eggs' uncle. Arsé-kun: Finis: Sucks to be him. Sheepy: Cardia: Yeah. Sheepy: Cardia: But being a detective isn't that stable I think. Sheepy: Cardia: You know what job is stable? Arsé-kun: Finis: A stablehand. Sheepy: Cardia: Building homes for horses!...That too!

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I know it doesn't seem like it through the beautiful lense of IG but 2017 was the most challenging years I have ever had in my life. I was forced to leave the place I called home after 8 years and move my buisness into unfamiliar territory . I had to evacuate my home due to a building wide infestestion. The most devastating blow was my daughter almost loosing her life. Although these things were difficult I chose not to share them online because I personally don't like to connect with people through misery. Everyone likes to commiserate about who has the biggest problems on here and that kind of attitude never gets anything done. But perhaps someome can learn from this experience because I'm sure I'm not the only person to ever go through these rapid changes. This was actually an amazing oppurtunity to learn about what I was capable of. I had to do what I tell other trainers to do repeatedly (Stay focused, be patient, and remain consistent) in order to get myself and my family back on track which was extremely humbling. I had to walk the walk and its only made my mindset stronger and my tools sharper. I found a brand new amazing place to train @skyhealthnyc with a plethora of diverse talented trainers, that inspire me to take my game to the next level. Amazing clients who stuck with me through this transition. I love you guys. You are my family! Id move mountains for you! I finally moved back home and my daughter is healthy and is KILLING IT at school! I'm thankful for @galadarling holding me down.🖤 @spookydigital for not only keeping me focused on the next phase of my business and being awesome friends.💀 So if you're going through a challenging time yourself, just remember that whats happening right now may be causing you pain but know that suffering is choice. You don't have to live in the pain if you don't want to. Identify the cause of the pain and do something about it. Focus on the OUTCOME not the process and you will be out the woods before you know it! 🔫 by @anthonybgeathers #strotherpt #fitness #wellness #inspiration #motivation #health #personaltraining #privatetraining #newyork #lowereastside #chelsea #flatiron #newyear #newyorkcity (at Lower East Side)