#need better everything so im doin more studies and stuff

[zaynes-ocs]

Been reworking my style with help from a friend of mine and honestly this is one of the best renditions of Milo I’ve ever done I’m so proud of it thats my BOY!!!!

[catisawells]

A Muse for a Huntress

Dahlyah Grimshatter takes aim and fires off a shot into the lake! In the distance, a green bottle sent floating off towards the shoreline shatters!

Catisa Wells tilted her head to the side as she watched Dahlyah curiously, "You're certainly a good shot, Miss Dahlyah." She giggled and wandered over to join the woman.

“--Hm? Oi, thank yeh! Been pullin' triggers since I were jus' a wee lass o' nine.”

"Nine? My father would barely let me use the shears at that age." She snickered, "Then again it seems everyone had a far more colorful upbringing than I did."

Dahlyah Grimshatter holsters the weapon, before hopping down off the bridge railing. "M'father dinnae 'ave too stellar o' plans fer me, frankly. Weren't 'is place t' stop me." she shrugs.

Catisa Wells frowned at that and turned to face her as she folded her arms across her chest, "I am sorry to hear that, it doesn't sound like you had much of a fun childhood."

“Dunane mean t' bore yeh with it, lass. Or bum yeh out by talkin' 'bout it. Point is, been shootin' a while, aye?” Dahlyah Grimshatter grinned wickedly, “Wot's got yeh out an' 'bout, then?”

Catisa Wells smiled faintly, "I just wanted some fresh air... I heard the shooting and came to investigate. It's not something you hear often in this area." She tilted her head and offered Dahlyah a reassuring giggle. "How did your hunt go? I never got the chance to ask."

Dahlyah Grimshatter cheery smirk falters a bit. "--Ah, er... went fine." she nods once. "Tried capturin' th' beastie, like we 'ad talked, if'n yeh recall? But, er…” She shakes her head, and shrugs.

A warm smile spread across Catisa's features as she reached over to place a light touch upon the woman's shoulder, "I remember... I'm sorry you had to take a life, but don't fret. Sometimes it's not always so simple. I'm glad you appear to have come back unharmed more than anything."

“Aye, I ain't damaged none. Ridley neither, thank th' elements. But I ain't all too upset 'bout takin' a life, lass. I take lives like a corehound takes flamin' shites. Aye?” Dahlyah Grimshatter shakes her head, brow furrowing. "I tried, y'know? Tried doin' wot it were we was talkin' 'bout. Snaggin' th' beastie fer study an' all. All fer nothin'.”

Catisa Wells nodded her understanding and blew a lock of loose hair free from her features as she leaned back against the stone walls of the bridge. "I know what you mean. Some avenues of research play out like that all together, except it can take years." She sighed and offered the woman a tired smile, "Nothing cuts deeper than lost time, after all."

Dahlyah Grimshatter tucks her thumbs beneath her belt buckle, as she joins Catisa in leaning up against the wall. "Oi, aye. Makes me think it weren't worth th' effort. Should've jus' done wot I were plannin' an' gone fer th' kill from th' git-go." she huffs. “Jus' dinnae wanna disappoint yeh…”

Catisa Wells arched a brow as she looked to Dahlyah, "Me?" She seemed surprised, "W-why me?" A nervous chuckle escaped her and she quickly moved a hand to cover her features as she blushed. "I didn't mean to, um, mislead you and waste your time trying to catch it..." Her eyes shifted down to her feet and she began to fidget in place.

“--Huh? Oh, uh... no, I dinnae mean…” Dahlyah Grimshatter clears her throat. "It weren't like... -that-... Y'jus' made some good points, I thought, aye? An' I were hopin' t' share th' good news with yeh once I bagged th' beastie 'live. That, er... that's all.” She nods once, breaking her fiery gaze away.

A sigh of relief escaped the fledgeling mage, "Oh good, I was afraid you were upset with me for suggesting such a thing." She let her hand fall to her chest and smiled sweetly to the huntress. "But the only good news I needed was to know that my friend made it back safely from her hunt!"

“--Aye, no, aye... I'm made o' stern stuff, lass.” Dahlyah Grimshatter shakes her head. "I weren't mad at yeh fer nothin'. Jus' disappointed in m'self."

Catisa Wells shook her head, raven locks shifting from side to side with the movement. "You should be proud. You tried. That's more than most of your colleagues or competition or however you might view them would ever do. And that's a victory all by itself, isn't it?" She smirked, "Sometimes you have to give yourself credit for trying to do what others probably wouldn't, what you think is the right thing, even if others don't agree with you. Otherwise who would?"

Dahlyah Grimshatter looks to Catisa, brow raised. "Y'think so? I mean... I like t' think I follow a pretty good code o' ethics, aye? I ain't ne'er tried snipin' a mark that weren't mine. Nor take earnin's out from another bounty hunter. Killed plenty o' marks, but none wot dinnae deserve it, reckon. She shrugs. "Kinna like that?"

Catisa Wells shrugged, "I wouldn't presume to know about people. That's a whole realm I hope to never cross into, but regarding beasts at least I don't think they go out of their way to be malicious." A hand covered her lips as she giggled once more, "I would probably be a pretty terrible bounty hunter, I wouldn't ever want to kill a mark."

“E'en if it were a bandit? Or one seekin' t' cause harm t' innocents? Them's th' marks I try an' go fer, m'self.”

Catisa Wells looked out over the water, towards the hills in the distance with an idle smirk upon her lips. "I would be too busy trying to capture them alive so I can find out why. As far as I'm concerned there's always a reason for their actions. Call me an idealist, but if the bandit is stealing from others it's likely because they have no other means to survive so they have to take it from others who do. For one seeking to cause harm to others, why would they wish to do so? Were they hurt themselves or were they hired to do so?" She shrugged lightly with a snicker at herself. "I suppose that's just who I am, I would rather know things so I could understand it better and do something to make a difference about it."

Dahlyah Grimshatter nods slowly, offering a weak smile. "Suppose that's one way o' thinkin'. Ain't a wrong way, but... prone t' git hurt one wat'r another, reckon. There ain't always a reason wot can be figured an' corrected, lass. Not in my experience. Sometimes... folks're jus' malicious an' cruel.”

Catisa Wells chuckled and shook her head, "And that's probably the reason I wouldn't be able to have a career like that." She giggled, "I would probably get myself killed!"

“Ran down a mark once, wot were a Renny. Void elf, aye? Parchments says 'e killed six people by guttin' 'em alive. Nasty fucker, this'n.” Dahlyah Grimshatter frowns, as she recounts the story. "Tracked th' sum'bitch up t' Alterac, found 'im hidin' out in' one o' th' run down towers. Ridley's got 'im by th' leg, an' 'e's practically sniffin' th' gunpowder out m' barrel. Right then I ask 'im... "Why? Why'd y' kill them people like that?" An' y'know wot th' bastard said t' me?” Dahlyah Grimshatter shakes her head, frowning deeper. "Said 'e liked hearin' th' screams they made when 'e cut int'a 'em. Fed 'im lead, right then'n there. An' I'd do it again.” She pulls a small flash from behind her belt, and takes a swig. "... Sorry, lass. Weren't th' most pleasant story, were it? Dinnae mean t' bring yeh down, none."

Catisa Wells furrowed her brow and shook her head again, "I just can't fathom that..." She sighed, "Even in the face of all that I think I would still be asking why. People don't just decide to do that for no reason, they don't just decide to be evil without a cause." Her lips pulled downward in a frown, "It's alright, Miss Dahlyah. I apologize if I seem bothered, it's just something I'm not used to having to deal with."

“Well, if'n yeh ask me, somethin' y' best git used t'. Unpleasant as it is... this world's got evil in it. An' we dunnae always got time t' sort out wot went'n made it so, aye?” Dahlyah Grimshatter takes another swig from her flask, before holding it out in an offer to Catisa.

Catisa Wells held out a hand to politely decline with a faint smile offered, "Perhaps, though I'd like to think that's why there are people like me and then there are others who do what they can to deal with it like yourself while those answers are figured out. Without each other we wouldn't get anywhere, but together change is made over time. That evil may exist and won't go away, one cataclysmic event after another, but efforts to improve our situation never cease."

“... Huh. Interestin'... might take both types, yer sayin'? T' make th' world a better place?”

Catisa Wells nodded, "Mmhmm! While I would hesitate in the face of something you wouldn't, someone like me might know something that could help in some way." She beamed to Dahlyah, "I want to understand and learn everything I can during this life. Who knows what we

could achieve!"

Dahlyah Grimshatter smiles warmly at that and nods once to Catisa. "Aye. Well... when y' put it that way, we make a damn fine team, aye?" she chuckles.

Catisa Wells giggled, "We do!" She exclaimed with a wink to Dahlyah, "If you ever need me to help you study something, just let me know! I'd be more than happy to help. Maybe I'll just stay away from advising you about how to do your hunting instead." An embarrassed laugh escaped her.

Dahlyah Grimshatter shakes her head, still chuckling. "Nae, lass! Yer input were valid, an' appreciated! I dinnae think 'bout wot added good would come 'bout from takin' th' beastie alive, aye? Besides th' up in payout, 'course." she grins. “It were my fault, fer puttin' my expectations so high up. Set m'self up fer th' disappointment, aye? Keep advisin', lass. I'll jus' try an' be more mindful o' worst case versus best case.”

Catisa Wells grinned, "Of course! Maybe next time you have a situation like that one I could join you and learn how it is from your perspective, for a change!" Her gaze rose to the evening sky and pushed herself off of the stone wall, "It's getting a bit late and I need to meet Miss Silverfield for our job board mission. Will I see you at the end of the week for our next excursion?"

Dahlyah Grimshatter nodded once. "Aye, lass. If'n I'm slated fer it, I'll try an' see yeh there. If not, suppose we'll figure out another way t' work t'gether out in th' field, aye? Would like that." she smiles.

"Likewise!" She giggled and offered a happy wave, "See you soon!"

“Aye, forges keep y' warm, lass.”

@dahlyah-grimshatter​

[jamesdeerest]

listen to me, lupin ii

PAIRING: sirius black x lupin!gryffindor!reader

REQUEST: anon asked “Hey! Could you write a Sirius Black imagine where she’s Remus sister and they don’t know that she became an Animagus and they find out because one full moon she is with her brother alone and he started to transform so she had to run with him to Whomping Willow and when the boys came back from the detention they find Remus swooping a wolf (she) and he runs to the Forbidden Forest while Sirius take care of her and gets angry but is fluffy and mad with her? (Sorry if it’s too specific) Thank you!!”

WARNINGS: swearing as always, fluff n angst

NOTES: kind of a filler chapter?? 

WORD COUNT: 625 yeesh

part 1 part 3 part 4

“So, Miss L/N. Why do you want to become an Animagus?” 

You sat uncomfortably in a chair in front of McGonagall’s desk, praying that you didn’t fuck this up. “Um... it’s kind of a long story.” 

McGonagall gestured for you to go on, but just as you were about to continue she held a hand up. “Before you start, I will let you know that I know about your brother’s condition.” Relief flooded through you. “Oh, okay. So as you know, Remus has his... thing, and I wanted to help him. That’s all.” She raised an eyebrow, sceptically. “And you wanted to help him by putting yourself in mortal danger?”

You thought about it for a moment. “Yeah, pretty much.” 

McGonagall chuckled, before reaching down and placing a stack of books on her desk- you could hardly see her over them. “Read these. They will tell you everything you need to know. Once you have done this, find me and I will give you the necessary things. You are dismissed.”

You nodded, quickly getting up and casting wingardium leviosa to levitate the huge stack. “Thank you, Professor.” She nodded, and you turned round, walking out the door and hurrying to the Gryffindor common room, muttering the password to the Fat Lady. Smiling at your friends who were by the fire, you headed upstairs, plonked down on your bed, and started to read, making notes as you went.

You worked your way through two of the books before your eyelids started to droop. A couple minutes later, your roommates barged through the door, and flopped on their beds, laughing loudly. You winced at the loud noise, picked up your stuff, grabbed a blanket and headed back down to the fire, determined to get this done as soon as you could.You worked like that for an hour or so, making regular trips to the kitchen to stock up on coffee, before Sirius found you. He sat down next to you, kicking his shoes off. 

“Whatcha doin’, hm?” he said, trying to peer over your shoulder at your book. You slipped your pen between the page as a bookmark, before slamming it shut, and setting it down on the floor. “Nothing much, just studying.” Sirius grinned, pulling you into his lap. “Well, in that case, I decree you free to cuddle, milady.” You laughed, struggling against him. “Siriusss, I’m busy!”

He nuzzled into you, trapping you. “Shh. Sleepy time.” You sighed defeatedly, settling into his arms, and pulling the blanket over the two of you. “Night, babe.” “Goodnight, love.” he mumured, pressing a kiss to your temple before falling asleep, you following minutes later.

Soon, the sun rose, and you awoke to find Sirius on the floor, looking through your books. Your heart dropped, and you quickly sat up, yanking the book away, blood pounding. “Why were you looking through my stuff, Sirius?! That’s private!”

He looked at you in disbelief. “Why were you trying to become an animagus, Y/N?! How dumb can you get?!” You raised your eyebrows, and stepped back, hurt. Sirius immediately winced. “Shit, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean that-”

“Why is it dumb for me to want to help my brother, but okay for you, hm? What part of that reasoning makes sense? Spoiler- none of it does. Now, if you’ll excuse me, Sirius, I have better places to be than here, getting lectured with your double standards.” You glared at him, gathering up your books and heading up to your dorm, not looking back. Sirius ran after you, following you up the stairs until they turned into a slide and he hurtled back down, landing in a heap at the bottom. He sighed, burying his head in his hands. He hated those stairs.

this was kinda cute, bit short tho. more of a filler chapter than anything.

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[dyrwoodan]

oc interview

tagged by no one lmao but after i did ravell yesterday i started writing the others too and i got too caught up in this lmao

tagging: y’all with ocs i guess! idk i’m just doin my thing here with my ocs.. just havin fun... expect more interviews....... sorry not sorry i just want to pay attention to my ocs more and im just doin whatever here

Caiwyn Surana this time ✨

What is your name? Caiwyn Surana.

What is your real name? that's... my name.

Do you know why you were called that? nobody ever told me so, no.

Are you single or taken? taken.

Have any abilities or powers? i'm a mage. i have a couple of abilities. i'm adept in various fields of magic, arcane warrior being one of them. very ancient and powerful, also called dirth'ena enasalin, knowledge that led to victory, if you will. passed through the ages from the ancient elves. ever heard of shapeshifters? i can do that too, marvelous magic. studied blood magic for a time as well but... i've later realized how boring and mundane it is compared to other fields of magic. like entropy, *takes a breath and starts another half an hour of rambling about magic and the stuff he can do*

Stop being a Mary Sue. i'm not being a mary sue. *has no idea what it means but he would never admit he doesn’t know something*

What’s your eye colour? pale yellow, not as yellow as morrigan's. she has a much more vibrant and striking yellow. *smiles lovingly* (HE LOVES HER SO MUCH AAAAAAAA)

How about your hair colour? white.

Have you any family members? morrigan and kieran are the only family i have.

Oh? What about pets? pets? no, i personally don't keep any pets. had a mabari once but... i left it in denerim. you see, i don't really like dogs. kieran loves animals though, i believe we currently have uhhh... a bunny and one fox but it comes and goes as it pleases.

That’s cool I guess, now tell me about something you don’t like. i don't like a whole lot of things but... why would i talk about something i dislike when there is so much in this world to like and enjoy? why not talk about that instead? but i dislike people, stupid people, boring people, stupid questions, fish, the chantry *names like 50 other things*

Do you have any hobbies/activities you like doing? i like teaching kieran everything i know, i believe he doesn't find my lessons as boring as the ones i had to endure in the circle. i want to show him the beautiful sides of magic. apart from that... there is always an opportunity to teach myself something new, something i don't know yet. i still train a lot and practise everything i already know and i always strive to be better than yesterday. oh and i like to cook as well. mainly soups i used to eat when i was in antiva. maker, i love their spices.

Ever hurt anyone before? yes, i did. it's inevitable, people are such sensitive creatures. *exaggerated sigh*

Ever… killed anyone before? of course.

What kind of animal are you? i mainly shift into a raven, sometimes a fox. but i can shapeshift to whatever animal i desire.

Name your worst habits. my worst habits? give me a moment... i can't think of any.

Do you look up to anyone at all? no. ...but i do admire morrigan a whole lot.

Gay, straight, or bisexual? bisexual.

Do you go to school? no.

Do you ever want to marry and have kids one day? i already have kieran. morrigan and i have agreed not to bind our relationship with marriage since we both find it... pointless. unnecessary. we have each other and we have kieran, we don't need anything else. least of all *scoffs* marriage. pathetic.

Do you have any fanboys/fangirls? it's very likely that i do. i'm the hero of ferelden after all. and a well-known circle mage thanks to my talent. yes, there is a number of people that admire me greatly.

What are you most afraid of? i would say there's nothing to be afraid of if you're able to keep a clear mind. fear is used to blind and control you, keep that in mind.

What do you usually wear? mostly normal clothes, made out of luxurious materials. i have a number of cloaks too that i wear in just about every weather. i love having gold or silver details on everything i wear, they show nicely on black clothes.

Do you love someone? yes, i do.

When was the last time you wet yourself? i beg your pardon?

Well, it’s not over yet! well, then... go on.

What class are you? (High class, middle class, low class) i would consider myself a part of high class, being a hero of ferelden has paid off well enough. not that it really matters to me, though.

How many friends do you have? many. people tend to find a friend in me often, not knowing what are they signing up for. it seems i have that effect on them.

What are your thoughts on pie? i don't like pie much. i have never baked one either. maybe i'll try my hand at that one day... in human cultures, children usually receive a pie on their birthday, is that correct? *looks thoughtful and probably makes a mental note to bake a pie for kieran one day*

Favourite drink? antivan drinks are the best. zevran made sure to introduce me to them when we were in antiva.

What’s your favourite place? *he takes a breath as if to say something but stops and makes a charming smile* i will keep that one a secret.

Are you interested in someone? i already have that someone.

What’s your bra cup size and/or how big is your willy? this interview was almost pleasant, up until this point.

Would you rather swim in the lake or the ocean? to be honest, i don't like getting wet but if i had to choose i would go for a midnight ocean swim. i usually find lakes too murky but ocean is one magnificent mass of water.

What’s your type? *thinks for like 5 minutes trying to come up with something smart to say about morrigan but then he gives up* morrigan.

Any fetishes? intelligent interview questions.

Seme or uke? Top or Bottom? Dominant or Submissive? now, now, what is it with these questions?

Camping or indoors? i enjoy being outside whenever i can.

Are you wanting the interview to end?! no, feel free to ask me more. but do try to avoid... weird questions.

Now it’s over! so soon?

[compunctionjunction]

70 horrible questions

I was tagged by the lovely @1of1prism thank u my guy <3

01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents? Maybe better than some people but probably also worse than a lot of people lol. Sometimes I go to people’s houses and I’m like ???what is this “communication”. Also depends on the day and parent. i have an entire tag devoted to my dad lol

02: Who did you last say “I love you” to? I dunno probs my mom or one of my friends 

03: Do you regret anything? Lots

04: Are you insecure? "My insecurities have insecurities” tho tbh i’m gettin pretty good. 

05: What is your relationship status? Single and not ready to mingle

06: How do you want to die? in control and ready 2 go

07: What did you last eat? cream of chicken soup... chocolate frozen yogurt... caramel pudding....... I just had my wisdom teeth out.......give me real food......

08: Played any sports? Never, in my life. The audacity.

09: Do you bite your nails? Ahuh! Sometimes!

10: When was your last physical fight? ive never been in a 2-way fight but the most recent 1-sided one was probs in gr 6 when one of my friends (aha) dragged me across the classroom by my hair lol

11: Do you like someone? No :\

12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours? try 72 hon

13: Do you hate anyone at the moment? lol trump (im not changing ur answer sophie cause its accurate lol) also anyone who aligns w him and rn all the conservative MPs for being dicks and a lot more I’m full of hatred rn 

14: Do you miss someone? i miss being able to eat real 

15: Have any pets? my sister has 2 ferrets :\ but she moved out so no

16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment? my face hurts

17: Ever made out in the bathroom? made out a cheque to my haters (just kidding i have no money and no haters i just was trying to be funny. im sorry. i need humour right now.)

18: Are you scared of spiders? i mean i think it depends on how dark it is and how big the spider is tbh 

19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? i dunno i’ll need an informed consent form

20: Where was the last place you snogged someone? :\ 

21: What are your plans for this weekend? first i gotta recover and then i gotta finish like 5 papers and hang with people and have a sleepover and hang with more ppl and watch a bunch of tv

22: Do you want to have kids? How many? I want to give birth to 0 kids tho I am still undecided on adoption etc. I’d probs be a rly good godmother tho like im just sayin. @1of1prism @purewhiteflames​ ;)) 

23: Do you have piercings? How many? no piercings as of yet tho i wanna get my ears pierced i think. but my dad disapproves of anything like that so i’d probs have to wait to either move out or be financially independent lol

24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)? rn? english, women and gender studies, most things involving research-based papers where i have free reign over the topic 

25: Do you miss anyone from your past? lotsa ppl tbh

26: What are you craving right now? food........that i can eat........ chickenmelts........hamburgers......pizza........pasta......... :’(

27: Have you ever broken someone’s heart? prob lol but do i care

28: Have you ever been cheated on? we’ve all been cheated on.......by the system.....

29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry? that would require having one

30: What’s irritating you right now? my goddamn jaw and people eating food I can’t eat in front of me. my parents had mcdonalds yesterday. you know what i had. a milkshake. my sister brought home bacon wrapped scallops. I haven’t had scallops in like 2 years cause they’ve doubled in price and the one time we have scallops let alone frickin bacon wrapped scallops (like what the hell what kinda fancyass lunch) I cant FRICKIN eat it. Oh but I can smell it. I can hear u crunching on these foods. “Mmmmm!” ya shut up.

31: Does somebody love you? Do you know how popular I am? I am soooo popular. Everybody loves me so much at this school.

32: What is your favourite color? black and hot pink together

33: Do you have trust issues? ...........why are u asking..........what will u do with that info.......

34: Who/what was your last dream about? NO FREAKING JOKE!!!!!! i HAD A FRICKIN DREAM WHERE DANNY DEVITO CAME TO MY HOUSE WITH THIS LADY AND THEY TRIED TO BUY MY HOUSE AND MY MOM WAS LIKE “no..” AND THEY WERE SO MAD AND DANNY DEVITO TRIED TO STEAL THE HOUSE KEYS BUT I CAUGHT HIM JUST IN TIME like what kinda fake tumblr text post but it’s real i really dreamed that. I honestly can’t believe it. I would doubt it myself except I told someone abt it right away when I woke up. so now i will never forget.

35: Who was the last person you cried in front of? my mom and this nurse because I woke up in a cot after being high on laughing gas and some other drug and steroids so not only did I wake up and I didn’t know where I was and no one was there and there was like an hour gap in my consciousness but I was coming off a high LOL

36: Do you give out second chances too easily? definitely not lol I give 2nd chances on rare occasions but as a general rule if u break my trust I won’t trust u in the same way again lol “trust is like a mirror. u can fix it if it’s broke. but u can still see the crack in that mother fucker’s reflection”

37: Is it easier to forgive or forget? hmmmmmmmmmmmmm forgive i guess

38: Is this year the best year of your life? well not politically or in a global sense but in terms of like self-growth and stuff I’m doing pretty well so far I’m doin pretty good. workin hard... having fun.. loving myself.. 

39: How old were you when you had your first kiss? i have never in my life sullied my lips with someone else’s bacteria-laden lips

40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked? n.........o

51: Favourite food? chicken pasta alfredo, chicken pie, chicken vol au vents, chickenmelts, eggs benedict, um, double chocolate fudge tart from dufflet... hmm, Sophie’s dad’s lasagna and also pasta al fuerno or whatever that’s called like yum, uh.. it’s really easy to list these off when i CAN’T HAVE ANY OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also poutine, and I also rly like Subway (ham and cheese on italian herbs and cheese bread with lettuce, onion, pickles, and mayonaisse, toasted...) 

52: Do you believe everything happens for a reason? kind of but I tried to explain it to someone once and they were like ??????what ur saying makes no sense and contradicts itself and i was like ya probably lol

53: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night? watched a bad tv show my parents were watching and drank a giant mcdonalds milkshake and iced my face

54: Is cheating ever okay? honestly who am i to judge ur relationship and forgiveness and stuff but like imo if someone cheats on u they don’t respect u as an equal in that relationship or probably as a human

55: Are you mean? i can be a bit of a dick tbh but most of the time when i say something mean in my head im like “why is my mouth saying//why are my fingers typing these horrible ass things??”

56: How many people have you fist fought? well ive never used my fists on anyone but 2 people have punched me in the stomach does that count lol

57: Do you believe in true love? at the same time, i wanna hug you, i wanna wrap my hands around your neck, you’re an asshole, but i love you... so much i think it must be true love, true love. it must be tru-e love, no one else could break my heart like yo-o-o-o-o-o. yo-o-o-o-oh, oh-o-o-oh (No)

58: Favourite weather? either when its foggy and tranquil or when its like 23-25 degrees and sunny but also there’s some clouds so it’s not like direct hot sun on u but it’s still warm enough to wear shorts

59: Do you like the snow? i like when it’s snowing and quiet and peaceful and i like lying down in the snow and having that feeling of hearing everything kind of muted? but ya i hate slush and ice and stuff 

60: Do you wanna get married? not really but i might for tax benefits LOL

61: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby? No, get that shit away from me

62: What makes you happy? lots of things especially seeing other people happy and genuine

63: Would you change your name? Maybe tbh it’s something i’m thinking abt right now cause I’m not a super fan of my name but maybe not officially and I also don’t wanna start shit with my fam I think my mom would be upset lol 

64: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed? ya cause they don’t exist lol

65: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do? well thats nice cause I like him too but what’s with this “opposite sex” bs like i know what u mean but like 

66: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around? like seriously it’s not a real thing sex and gender are both constructs it’s a spectrum, a range. my buddy. pal. listen. (also ya i like to think anyone in our friend group but like probs john cause I can be scathing with those guys but as if i’d ever be vulnerable around them LOL)

67: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to? like ur gonna keep going with this. ur gonna keep doing this. thats fine. but i can give u some reading. like i have all these pdfs if ur interested. no joke. and if pdfs are unaccessible to u i also have a bunch of youtube links. like hon. (my dad)

68: Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with? wow i dont even know if i can tag u back @1of1prism cause if im being honest i think it was @purewhiteflames oops, yikes!!!

69: Do you believe in soulmates? no but i do think there are people that u are much more compatible with than other people

70: Is there anyone you would die for? i dunno we’ll see if/when it happens lol

I’m not gonna put anyone else through this so you can say I tagged u if u wanna do it but like lol

[gorsime]

ill delete this soon

bad cop hogwarts au

@pouncival

points to cover: houses, prefect stuff, meetings, classes, Naughty Stuff, other cats, pets, life after hogwarts, quidditch >:((, HYDRATION, teachers, uhhhhh and anything else i can think of

HOUSES: rumples a gryffindor. the sorting hat took about three seconds. alonzos a hufflepuff even tho his family have always been ravenclaws and he desperately wanted to be a gryffindor, he cried after the sorting ceremony also: jenny is huffpuff head, skimble is p much hagrid, jelly is raven, gus is gryffdor and grizabella is slytherin,,, headmaster deuteronomy lmao

PREFECT STUFF: alonzos a prefect. Obviously, i mean come on. he takes it so seriously,,, hes already dating rumple when he becomes one and she delights in the fact that he can sometimes b persuaded to let her go with a warning bc yo thats what u get for fucking a prefect,,, once she wanted to get in ravenclaw tower and she didnt know the answer to the riddle so she was like "LONZYYY I HAVE A RIDDLE THAT I NEED TO FIND THE ANSWER TO FOR HOMEWORRKKKKK" and hes a library fiend so he spent like an hour looking it up and then he told her and she was like "ok thanks im going off 2 ravenclaw tower now" and he was so distraught he took ten points from hufflepuff for helping her. the other prefects Donut Understand their relationship ghdkhgd bc mungo and rumple r worse than fred and george but eventually it gets to the point where they catch her doin some rulebreaking and shes like... do u seriously feel like dealing with me so they just go get alonzo. she gets drunk on firewhisky one time and he takes her back up to gryffindor tower and spends ten minutes trying to get the fat lady to let her in but the fat lady is annoyed and refusing and it goes like "rumple tell her the password" "nooOooOoOooOo" "do you know the password" ">:3c" "rumple teLL HER THE PASSWORD" for another half hour and eventually gives up and decides to wait for the next gryffindors to come along and let her in but the next one to come along is mungo and then its twice as bad when alonzo becomes head boy (munk is the year above them) he cries, and rumple opens her letter like I GOT HEAD GIRL??!!!!????? and hes like. What. and shes like hehehehehe just kidding who the fuck do u think i am,, also. prefects bathroom. he ends up letting her find out the password and then shes constantly in there and then Somehow (i wonder how) mungo finds out and then they have to change it before the whole school knows,,, oh my god the other prefects tease him so much and at first hes like eh..heh...yeah but after a while hes like fuck off please, stop shittalking my girlfriend to me, and he gets a wee bit defensive about it so they give up especially in their final year when hes head boyyyy

QUIDDITCH: OKAY so alonzo wanted to play quidditch as a seeker bc ofc he did right?? i mean theres so many rules. such nice uniforms. but he never made the tryouts bc he wasnt willing to take the risks needed to get the golden thingy (also, vitiligo, hes got autoimmune shit and he has 2 b careful w his health),,, rumple however. rumples grown up loving the harpies and desperately wanting to be a beater. then she meets mungo and the two of them are fucking terrifying beaters, they are So Good, its honestly the only reason why gryffindor hasnt lost the house cup every fucking year, them helping win p much every game kind of balances out all the points they lose for being shits lmao,,, we had a thought that she gets hurt sometime in a game, and alonzo is. so terribly smothering he brings in all his books to study by her bed in the hospital wing and takes notes for her and is way too cautious after that and begs her to stop playing and she just. Looks at him. :| anyway she does eventually become quidditch captain nyehehe and so shes captain, hes head boy, they are a glorious power couple,,, the nerds love alonzo, the delinquents and sportheads love rumple, together they are So Respected,, it also means she gets actual access to the prefects bathroom which changes very little except for how sneaky she has to be to get in

MEETINGS: okay so in true hogwarts au fashion they first meet on the train as first years,,, rumple: hi can i sit here (she says as shes sat down) are u muggleborn im a halfblood alonzo: im from an old wzarding family my name is draco malfuck you rumple: wow u sound like an asshole. what house r u gonna be in. im gryffindor alonzo: me too rumple: u dont seem like one alonzo: you do :// rude fuck. this is my owl her name is aegolius im pretentious rumple: cool name. this is my cat her name is gwynog GO HARPIES alonzo: ive never had physical contact with a living thing in my life can i pet her rumple: sure alonzo: soft anyway after they get sorted they never talk again. End Of Au. jks but forreal they dont talk for years until they get their electives and theyre partnered in care of magical creatures and finally talk again and it goes like rumple: hey youre that kid who cried at the sorting ceremony alonzo: rumple: sup somehow the whole Falling In Love part is the one bit we havent really talked about but it happens and its cute

id also like to add that alonzos parents are an old italian wizarding family but they pride themselves on being chic, modern wizards who incorporate certain muggle things, mostly fashion, his mums a fashion designer, so all his clothes are beautiful and tailored and more Modern than most,, ANYWAY they also Want The Best for him and when he tells them who hes dating (A HALFBLOOD RAISED AMONG MUGGLES??? A GIRL BEATER???? LOOK AT HER SCHOOL RECORDS DARLING SHES A DELINQUENT!!!!!!) and they refuse to let him stay at her house or let her come over,,, until he writes home one day like. shes captain of the quidditch team what more do u want shes going to do it professionally) and theyre Sporty Folks who are So Fucking Into Quidditch and by this point theyve realised that she's not turning him into a Bad Kid so they finally accept her

CLASSES: ive forgotten like all of their classes kmn anyway alonzo wants to be an auror. thats all he wants. thats his ambition. so he studies his ass off from day one and gets perfect grades and is a model student. rumple is. perhaps not. just think fred and george thats her and mungo, shes a terror but somehow she still manages to pass everything through an annoying natural talent. alonzos kind of hellbent on making her get good grades and they spend much of their time in the library, hes in there Every Day, he pretty much has a reserved table, rumple sits around practicing jinxes on any unfortunate passerbys and trying to pester him and/or make him kiss her he loves presentations, hes so good at them, he prepares for weeks and then the entire time rumples in the back of class making Naughty Gestures. he chokes on his water when she does presentations theyre short but shes really charismatic so he just kind of sits there staring at her like an idiot because gosh she has a nice voice rumples a pro at brooms obviously, alonzos Hella Nervous on them, he has the best and safest model, she offers to give him private lessons but really its just an opportunity for dick jokes what can u do. he gets her a really good really SAFE and fast broom for christmas one year bc what else does a rich boy get his girlfriend who kicks ass at quidditch which brings me to

NAUGHTY STUFF: kittens look away! look for like. a full three months hes like Im Not Having Sex At School Its Against the rRULES!!!!!! and rumples like. well then we either abstain until we graduate or we can do it at your parents place and. No. The Horror. he changes his mind very quickly. they happen to stumble across the room of requirement a few times when.uh. the need is great. u know how it goes. im also gonna go out on a limb and admit that alonzo is rather fond of the Luxury Baths in the prefects bathroom and rumple is very good at catching him when hes in there and enchanting the door or some shit so nobody disturbs them :-)) this is from one of those hogwarts au headcanon posts but i love it, he gives a presentation on sex ed and shit (lets pretend hogwarts is better than it is) and rumple sits in the back asking the worst questions and inside he wants to scream u KNOW what that is we did it last nIGHT

other cats: yes ok here we go. in their year is misto, victoria, admetus, mungo, coricopat, tantomile and im sure im missing people here, year above them  is munk, tugger, deme, bomba, cassandra, macavity (???!!!???) and everyone else is younger by a year or two, also worth mentioning is etcetera being rumples younger sister and theyre adorable and lovely etcetera for president of the world munk and cass or deme are probably head boy and girl of their year,  cass is dating tantomile, bombas dating demeter, alonzo has the biggest crush on munk as well (optional polyamory for u fucks) (worth saying that the reason rumple went to sneak into ravenclaw tower was to see victoria btw),,, alonzo and victoria are head boy and girl of their year, and probably jemima andddddddd idk maybe g eorge fuck me man idk admetus is another prefect, so's tantomile tbh,,, id say victoria but she wants to focus on her studies

PETS: alonzo has this beautiful eagle owl, scariest of all owls, her name is aegoleius (pronounced ay-JEE-lee-us) it means bird of prey and he adores her. shes beautifully trained. rumple has a kitty that im personally in love with who is basically rumpleteazer as a cat lol shes a calico but her name is gwenog after the famous beater of the harpies <33333 eventually they'll get another cat thatll be a suspiciously familiar black and white patched triangle shorthair named Faolan (sorta like FWAY-larn) even tho it means little wolf because he thought it sounded cool and he read it in a book and thought it was pronouned faow-lahn, honestly they probably end up getting a whole ton of cats

LIFE AFTER HOGWARTS: WOO im excited for this bit. okay. so. alonzo wants to be an auror. hes spent his whole life training for this. he immediately applies after graduation and gets in and starts his rigorous three year training process. in the meantime rumples gone into professional quidditch, and shes really really good at it but shes like.... this isnt fun anymore. bc its not just a school game anymore, its a professional sport, and what do u mean u cant jinx the opponents!!!! so for a while she just helps him train "ok so if you walk like THIS and use this charm your footsteps will be totally silent blah blah boh my god i should be an auror" and hes like. You. want to be an auror. and shes like. Yup. and its a damn good thing he was so obsessive about her getting good marks bc her newts are good enough that she can apply. they do a criminal record check, but mind u that altho rumples done naughty stuff, shes never actually. Been Caught doing anything particularly bad. so her record is somehoW CLEAN and she gets in. its a miracle. "what did you do. who did you blackmail" "i sucked every single aurors dick lonzy" "HOW DID YOU GET IN" "EVERY! SINGLE! DICK!" but hes also really really prouD AND THAT MEANS THEY CAN HELP EACH OTHER TRAIN!!!!! cue training montage. rumple pulls a tonks and coasts thru a lot of it rlly easily and almost fails some but they both eventually graduate and become aurors and work together and she covers her trenchcoat in patches and he keeps asking if he has to wear his because sweet jesus it is ugly ITS BROWN, and at this point his parents r more than content with rumple lmao, anyway they live together in a lovely little house that is kept in perfect order, rumple enchants EVERYTHING to talk, its cute, fucking domestic shit yes please

HYDRATION LOL look this isnt even important but alonzo is so deeply into that health shit. he only eats dark chocolate, and most importantly he fucking loves spending time in the kitchen with jenny. she cooks, he makes custom face masks, and also infused water. so much infused water. he has different """recipes""" and he always has a bottle of lovely chilled water with fucking apple and ginger and lemongrass shit in it that he made the night before, and since rumple fucking hates drinking anything thats not tropical sunshine punch fruit juice he constantly is trying to figure out a recipe of infused water that she'll drink becUSE ITS NOT HEALTHY RUMPLE!!!!!!!! YOU NEED WATER, but she thinks its disgusting and eventually he gives up and carries a bottle of juice with him in case he sees her because its better than nothing,

yeah ok im,,,,, i assume there will be more to come but for now this is what u get

[bucketofchum]

I legit just fell asleep for 20 minutes and had a hyper-realistic dream that I was starting a possible budding cute possibly romantic thing with Simone Biles.

I was in a study room with a couple people (an older middle aged white woman (55-60) who was REALLY invested in her son’s relationship status and was upset that he just lost his girl – showed all of us his texts with her and she dumped him cuz he legit had a lewd website and was advertising himself and it was 100% his fault, but this lady was REALLY upset about it; there were probably two black guys? and maybe like a white girl and some Asian people, and me - and I’m just trying to do my work) and we had somehow eventually solved the mystery that this lady was The Murderer and was running this sort of black widow (and black widower?) scheme where she was trying to hook herself up with people and get their money and also hook her son up with people and get their money. idk it was weird. 

Anyhow, earlier in this dream, Simone had given me a pack of enormous crayons as a gift and I was??? So surprised?? cuz like 1) who gives me things and 2) she knew who I was?? okk. She is also best friends with Malia Obama, who, in this dream!verse, is also a smol gymnast and not 6 foot 1 like she is in real life (and looked a lot more like Sasha in this dream but even smoller). Anyhow, this verse, they are besties and almost always together and I’m just?? dumfounded okay. But it was a really random thing cuz like the whole interaction was like 3 seconds. “Hey, I heard it’s your birthday and you like art right? So I got you these crayons.” She hands them to me, and as Im just stammering there holding them in my hands, she and Malia are gone. I’m just…”did that really just happen”

So anyway later, I’m back at the study room - or a study room - and I’m working on a science project with…these crayons. They are freaking huge - like a single crayon is almost the length of my forearm with and the girth is a little thicker than my forearm. And I strip off the paper on the crayon and it’s got all these intricately shaped things carved into it and it looks like it’s like…a built in inkjet printer just…crayon shaped…idk I’m trying to figure this out when Simone comes in and is like “Hey whatcha doin?” or like “Hey how’re you?” and I’m so alarmed I have the dumbest response like “Oh yeah uh today is going great! Someone gave me these crayons, and–”

and she’s just interjects like “Yeah I got those for you”

and I’m nervous as hell and like “HAHAHHA YEAH! YOU DID. Thank you!!”

And she goes to show me this cool thing that they can do and goes to put the big crayon in the thing I was working on and pushes the whole set up out the window - weird things happen - and it comes back in, and she takes the crayon out and seems disappointed that whatever she wanted to happen didn’t happen. I say, “Yeah I’m still trying to figure that out” and now she seems a bit let down and awkward and she goes “Okay I’m just gonna head out now”

As she turns to head out, her body brushes against all my binders and papers and everything kinda goes flying and I’m so fucking embarrassed. She seems a little flustered too and offers to help, but it’s clear she’s got somewhere to be, so I assure her I’ve got it so she can dip.

I’m really pretty stressed out about all my papers and clipping out of order (it was a really really big complicated project I was working on, so I’m trying to concentrate on this thing), but Simone is still around and she tells me about her competitions and whatnot (she’s retired now in this verse I think - but like. Very recently. Like she just had a competition like 2 days ago and is now retired?? because she started to get these seizures.) I want to pay attention to what she’s saying but I can’t really focus because - GAH the papers and everything is ahhhh…! I have a very hard time concentrating on anything cuz I’m trying to both engage in conversation with her but my mind and eyes are at my mess of work and my ears are on her so I kinda just get neither done (like I could have given her my full attention or my work but nothing really worked out).

Eventually, she heads off and I’m left to sort myself out and regain composure.

Some time must had passed because I’m back to full concentration on my work. But as I’m working, I am vaguely mulling over what she was saying to me while I couldn’t pay attention. Out of the corner of my eye (and literally around the corner) - also because I could hear, I realise that Simone is just in the adjacent room that doesn’t really have a door so okay it’s the same room but it’s an inverted L shape  and I’m on the bottom leg of the L and she’s at the top. She’s standing to the right of the table, talking happily with a friend (not Malia haha) who is at the table working on writing some stuff, and I just watch her talk for a bit.

I probably watch her talk for only like 2-3 seconds before something looks a little wrong. She’s leaning forward and her eyes are unblinking. It almost looks like time has frozen and I’m trying to figure out what’s going on. My mind is trying to decide if she is having a seizure? (Didn’t she mention she was dealing with seizures now?) or if she is trying really hard to express something and can’t figure out how to say it. If I run over right now I can catch her before she falls and possibly injures herself IF she is having a seizure. BUT if she is not having a seizure and I run over and scoop her up, I would literally just die of social embarrassment cuz honestly can you imagine you’re in the middle of talking just fine and then out of no where someone zooms in and grabs you - that’d be fucking weird.

So all of those thoughts occur in…less than 1 second of real time. And finally I decide not to zip in like a fucking dumbass and embarrass myself to death. But once I make that decision I look up again and see her topple over. I run over but JUST too late to catch her and she just…thunk - faceflat into the ground. 

FUCKKKKkkk I should have caught her. I should have known it was a seizure - FUCK she TOLD me she was having seizures fuckkk fuck fuck fuck. ugh fuckk fuck fuck okay. I know that when people are having seizures you need to turn them around – stop. Pause time. She wasn’t seizing up - she just fainted. She literally just froze and fell over. This wasn’t going through my head but I just kinda recognised it on the spot? but I didn’t have the words come to me on the spot - usually the causes of fainting is a loss of blood pressure and thus a decrease of blood in the brain – so first, I turn her over. God, she’s so limp like a dead body I’m so fucking scared. She folds like a doll with the consistency of dough and I’m horrified. Her face is pale - like WHITE, and I straighten her neck and cradle her head first to make sure her neck is stabilised (I’ve had first responder training okay so this is kind of muscle memory). She looks better once her head is stabilised. I lift up her legs slightly so that blood can go back to her brain, and then…it finally occurs to me that I should tell someone to get help. The girl who was at the table talking with her had jumped up and ran into the other room in shock, but I tell her to go get help and she runs off.

[In retrospect while writing this, I realise I should not have asked the girl to call 911 because seizures/epilepsy/fainting spells, especially for people who have told you they have those tendencies experience them often and can recover from them fine, and unless there is clear damage, 911 i not necessary. But also, when I flipped her over, in this horrifying dreamverse, her head had shrunk to like fetal size and was basically folded into her neck so like???!! I think Dreamverse me did a good call about the 911 request for emergency service cuz that looked really really fucking bad and I was freaking HORRIFIED.

Oh wait I fucking forgot to mention okay.. when she fell, she looked SLAUGHTERED okay. So her right arm dislocated HORRIBLY at her shoulder and also at the elbow. The entire right wrist and thumb on that hand were also dislocated and some other fingers. I managed to pop everything back into place (horrified while doing so), all except her pinky finger and shoulder. God, I tried with the shoulder. It was a horror show okay I was very scared. Nevermind i take it back - I’m GLAD I had someone call 911 cuz that seemed serious.]

Anyhow, she is now laying on her back (which is not recommended for seizure cases but recall she is just fainted and not having a seizure), and I am at her legs/feet, kneeling with her legs resting on top of mine and I’m kind of rocking a little to facilitate gravitational blood flow. My mind is kinda all jumbled but at the same time it has reached a calm point because I know right now it’s just…waiting. Waiting for either help to arrive or for confirmation that Simone is okay, so I’m just sitting there quietly rocking.

Eventually Simone comes to, and I profusely apologise for letting her fall and explain the whole situation (probably too much explaining cuz I also explained to her my dilemma that eventually led to her falling face first smack into hard linoleum tile), but she seems to have a good laugh about it (I don’t), and we’re kinda just chatting and laughing now, her lying on her back and my chillin at her feet (I’ve moved it now her legs are kinda bent at the knees and her feet are on my hips) and we’re kinda having a decent time about it now, despite the weird situation. 

She suddenly slides back and props herself up on her elbows. Her colour has returned back to her skin and she looks relatively normal and her head is no longer creepy white fetus doll looking, and she seems okay.

So anyhow, she gets up (we’re both standing now) and I remember her shoulder and finger and ask if she’s okay. Yeah she’s perfectly fine. She popped them back in with no problem. I need to check to make sure cuz I saw how bad it looked and it certainly did not look like no problem, and I inspect her all over. Her finger…s??? she has like 3 amputated fingers? I never noticed this and I don’t know how I didn’t notice it before. her middle and ring finger on the her right hand are amputated at the first and second knuckle and her ring finger on her left hand is just missing the tip. Huh. I don’t make a comment, but I also notice she’s got a lot of scars on the underside her arms (now that her colour has come back to and scars are more visible) that look almost like scars on a whale’s body. I also make no comment.

Anyhow I make sure she’s okay, still super dubious and she assures me she is. I ask a dumb question that I know people who dislocate their shoulders a lot get (does that happen a lot? :/ are you sure you’re okay?) and she seems okay with my dumb questions. “Okay…” I’m kind of really awkward now and I tuck my hands in my pockets. I shrug my shoulders, still kinda awkwardly talking with her and start slinking off. She didn’t appear anywhere near as awkward as I felt then, so I guess that was a good sign.

And then someone called me and I woke up from the longest 20 minute nap I’ve ever had.

[second-chance-stray]

(Split Ends) RP Log: Cravs has a favor to ask.

1 day prior... Cravs has left a folded note taped to Rising’s door.

I hate to admit it, but I need your help. Maybe Riylli's too, but I don't know where she lives? Can you pass this message along to her? There's someone in Limsa Lominsa that I promised to help, but I can't find them. It's...complicated. I'll tell you more about it the day of.

Cravs herself is nowhere to be found. She's been spending more and more time out of Heartwood's HQ.

- - - - - - - - - -

Cravendy Hound - As detailed in Crav’s earlier note, Rising and Riylli were instructed to wait outside the city on the fringes of the Zephyr gate. Any sort of explanation for why was lacking. From behind, a stranger dressed in red approaches...a stranger, that is, until she takes off her hat. Despite the fashion whiplash, there’s no doubt about it. It’s Cravs?!

Cravendy Hound: "Uh.....hey."

Rising Lotus was busy kicking rocks when the stranger approached them. She cocked her head as they approached, looking a bit confused until it was revealed to be Cravs. "...what's with the outfit? You goin' for a new look?" she snickered a tad, biting her lower lip to stifle any more giggles while she had a big grin on her face.

Riylli Aliapoh blinked, staring quite openly at the fancily-dressed Roegadyn pirate. "...Cravs..? The hells happened to you? Why are you all..." Riylli paused to gesture vaguely towards her, looking offended on Cravs' behalf. "...That!"

Cravendy Hound frowns...hard! It’s clear that she’s no fan of having to dress like this either. But when asked why, she fidgets for a moment as she tries to come up with a convincing reason. “It was in the closet, and, er....I was doin’ the laundry?” Cravs lets out a frustrated breath.

Cravendy Hound: “Okay, when we go into the city, don’t call me ‘Cravs’ alright? No ‘Cravs,’ no ‘Cravendy,’ no nothin’. The reason I’m dressed up is cause I may or may not still ‘ave a bounty on my ‘ead. And that, in fact, is also why I need yer ‘elp.”

Riylli Aliapoh puts her hands on her hips, but does stop to consider it. "Well... I suppose that makes sense... No one'd recognize you when you're dressed up like that for sure." She nods, then pauses. "Wait, you got a bounty on your head? What'd'ya do?"

Rising Lotus nodded, everything becoming much more clear now. "Well that makes much more sense at least, you clean up nice though I'll give ya that!" she couldn't help but snicker some more. "Also how high of a bounty? Jus' uh... curious. And yeah what did you do? Pirate stuff?"

Cravendy Hound gives Riylli a look of relief at her reaction - that’s a good sign. But her lips clamp shut when they ask why. She waves a hand dismissively. “When ye pirate, ye piss people off. And although a majority of folk in Limsa ‘ave a similar background...the people I’ve stepped on’ll probably ‘old a grudge against me till I die.”

Cravendy Hound: “I don’t give a flyin’ shite about clearin’ my name, but I don’t want to get thrown into gaol afore I can do what I came do to.”

Rising Lotus "How long ago was it, I mean..." she paused, choosing her next words carefully "Given the whole...you suddenly bein' back, would they even still be lookin' for ya? An' what's so important to be riskin' this for anyway?"

Riylli Aliapoh: "Shoulda worn a mask." She said with a suspiciously playful grin. "That's what the bandit folk do out in the shroud!" Her playfulness faded when Rising managed to remind her of Cravs' past, suddenly looking a bit concerned and waiting on her to continue

Cravendy Hound: “Maybe right when I came back the coppers didn’t know better, but now...well, let’s say I’ve gotten some interestin’ visitors even way out in the Shroud. So trust me when I say I’m sure someone’ll be keepin’ an eye ‘ere.”

Cravendy Hound gestures to the hat-and-mask combo that she’s currently holding. “If it works for bandits, it’ll work for me...hopefully.”

Rising Lotus "Well the explains that, but you still ought to tell why we're doin' it, since we're takin' the risk an' all." she crossed her arms. "You're my friend an' all, but I'd like to stay outa a cell jus' as much as you, so what are we riskin' it for?"

Riylli Aliapoh nodded thoughtfully. "So were the fancy lady's bodyguards then? I can work with that!" She flashed Cravs a teasing grin, though she was clearly a bit excited to play the muscle regardless.

Cravendy Hound: “Don’t worry, ye won’t be doin’ anything illegal. I owe someone a favor, and this someone ‘as a kid. A ‘ighlander lad no older than fourteen summers.” Cravs looks to her left and right, double checking for any eavesdroppers. “...Now, poor kid doesn’t ‘ave a father to look over ‘im anymore, so I want to check up on ‘im. Make sure ‘e’s doin’ okay.”

Cravendy Hound: “The problem? One, the kid is ‘ard to find. Two, the kid’s sensitive and unlikely to accept ‘elp from us directly. So I figure we can start by figurin’ out ‘is schedule, and then see if ‘e could use a little ‘elp. Like we could be...guardian angels from the shadows, or somethin’.”

Rising Lotus rubbed her chin. "Hmm alright, sounds like it'll be easy enough at least, jus' find some kid an' sorta...helpfully stalk him?" perhaps Cravs worded it better.  "Sounds like a plan then! What should we call you though instead of Cravs?"

Riylli Aliapoh blinked. She had clearly not been expecting such a kindhearted cause from the Roegadyn. She rubbed the back of her neck awkwardly, "...Huh. Thats... Well, if that's what you need help with then I'll give it, I suppose."

Rising Lotus: "You sure don't like kids that much huh?"

Cravendy Hound glances to Rising. “Why don’t ye come up with somethin’? The less it fits me normally, the better.”

Riylli Aliapoh: "I-I never said that! Kids are... fine. Quit pryin' dammit!" Riylli crossed her arms and turned away, acting way too defensive. "If it's gotta be a Seawolf name then I think you'd be the only person to even know the words."

(Cravendy Hound) seawolf name = keyboard smash lmao )) (Riylli Aliapoh) (Theyre basically just hellsguard names but in the seawolf language! (Rising Lotus) we used to play a game in the roe linkshell I'm in)) (Rising Lotus) bot or seawolf)) (Rising Lotus) also riylli you can finish her name!))

Rising Lotus grinned, clapping her hands together as the gears in her head started turning. Her eyes squinted as she studied her friend in the fancy garb. "Hmmm...We'll give ya a hellsguard name, make ya seem more like you ain't around here. Hmm.. Singing..." she looked like she was having trouble finding the second part.

Cravendy Hound raises a brow at Riylli’s curious reaction, both amused and surprised. “Hah, maybe I chose the wrong person to stalk...ahem. I mean, ‘watch over’ the kid!”

Riylli Aliapoh wasn't really thinking about it up until a particular bird's cry broke the silence. She pointed upwards. "...Gull?"

Cravendy Hound: "Singing....Gull. Huh." Cravs shrugs. "Well, slap 'lady' afore it and it'll sound plenty fancy."

Riylli Aliapoh was silent for a while, appearing to have something she was considering bringing up yet clearly hesitant

Rising Lotus: "Alright then /Lady Singing Gull/, Where are we going to start out search then? Well, Limsa, but WHERE in there?" she glanced over to the city. "If you ain't got a lead the markets would be a good place to start askin' 'round." she looked back to the two, awaiting their input. "..Not gettin' cold feet now are ya?" she raised an eyebrow at Riylii.

Cravendy Hound: “The boy’s name is Baldur Thorne by the way, for when we need to ask around. Ye two will do the talkin’ for me...cause I’m worried that if I open my mouth, someone clever might connect the dots.” Cravs lets out a tired sigh as she shoves her hat back on. Time to march straight into the nest of vipers. “I was thinkin’ of starting our search at the Hawker’s Alley.”

Riylli Aliapoh shook her head. "N-No, nevermind, Im fine. Should I make myself ready for fightin'? Not a lotta earth aether to manipulate once we get in there after all"

(Rising Lotus) riylli walking in with a bag of dirt xD)) (Riylli Aliapoh) (gonna fight exclusively with pocket sand (Rising Lotus) shshshaw!)) (Cravendy Hound) sand attack!! ))

Cravendy Hound kneels down to grab a fistful of dirt, which she hands to Riylli. “Don’t use it if ye don’t ‘ave to.”

Riylli Aliapoh stared and glared. "I was thinkin' more... Whatever, nevermind" She huffed, turning away and letting Cravs stand there with her dirt. "I'll figure somethin' out"

(Cravendy Hound) NOOO TAKE MY DIRT ))

Rising Lotus nodded. "Alright then if you say so, let's head on in then." she cracked her knuckles. "Alright, make you stay close to Cra- Err, Singing Gull here. Gotta look the part if we're playin' bodyguards."

(Riylli Aliapoh) (YOU DISRESPECT THE UNLIMITED POTENTIAL OF EARTH MAGIC

Cravendy Hound is offended at such blatant dirt rejection! She lets it fall between her fingers and stomps into the city.

(Cravendy Hound) she just has no clue how Riylli do that earth magic xD )) (Cravendy Hound) also once in Limsa we can switch to party for RP cause there are waaay too many people in there )) (Riylli Aliapoh) (She would totally talk someone's ear off if asked (Cravendy Hound) cravs thinks riylli can turn dirt into like, a deadly dirt dagger )) (Rising Lotus) I feel like regular dirt would be more for like whipping attacks with how malleable it is)) (Riylli Aliapoh) (She totally could if given enough time! Im gonna figure out a way for her to go off at the next tavern night lmao

(Cravendy Hound) As usual, Limsa Lominsa is buzzing with activity. Cravs steps confidently through the white stone pathways, though internally, she’s sweating bullets. She doesn’t stop walking until she finds a place that’s a little less crowded, and then turns to face Riylli and Rising. How does one mime to ask them to ask around? Cravs waves her hands around.

(Rising Lotus) Gave Cravs a single finger pistol, looking to the various venders, then back to Riylli. "You can take this side I'll ask across the way, keep an eye on Gull though since you're closer." she walked across the way and started talking to merchant in front of the double doors.

(Riylli Aliapoh) Riylli stared at Cravs for quite a while, trying to figure out what the heck that means. "Maybe we shoulda planned a little more before coming in here..." she said with a sigh, deciding to just do as Rising asked and approach the nearest vendor to ask if they'd ever heard of this rebellious highlander

(Cravendy Hound) The vendor closest to Rising is busy mending an adventurer’s gear. He looks up at the woman with a curious look. “You need anything repaired?”

(Cravendy Hound) Cravs steps back, out of the way of foot traffic, and scans the crowd. She’s searching for anyone resembling the kid. Meanwhile, the battlecraft supplier picks up a deadly looking axe and showcases it on top of his stand. “Welcome, welcome! Can I interest you in any of my fine wares? An axe, perhaps? Or, or maybe a staff, if you’re magically inclined!”

(Rising Lotus) "Well yes but it can't be fixed." she glanced back to her bomb of a spear she had with in a very public place. "Mainly here to ask ya if you know this lad, name's Baldur Thorne? Ever hear of him or seen him round these parts?"

(Riylli Aliapoh) "Hmm... Maybe you could, though I was more in the mood for some info if you'd be able to sell us some? You ever see a highlander boy 'round these parts? Name of Baldur Thorne? The lady over that way was a friend of her dads, and'd be willin' to pay some good coin if you can help us find him"

(Cravendy Hound) [For Rising] “Baldur? Thorne’s kid? Mm, he’s a hard one to find. Always working, doing odd jobs to make ends meet.” The mender sighs and hangs his head low. “It’s a sad situation.”

(Rising Lotus) "Workin' 'round eh, hmm, any idea what he was doin' last? And uh." she glanced over her shoulder "What happened to him if you're willin' to share. Person tryin' to find him didn't tell me much 'side from his name."

(Cravendy Hound) [For Riylli] “Maybe if you buy something, I’ll be put in a good, chatty mood...” The vendor looked expectantly at Riylli, and then to Cravs, who turned her head slightly. She steps up, opens her coin purse, and motions for Riylli to choose some random knick knack to buy. Hopefully, not something too expensive.

(Riylli Aliapoh) Riylli glanced up to Cravs before shrugging. Seemed a bit expensive, but it was her gil to throw away, and so she picked out a small dagger she'd be able to carry in her belt. Might come in handy anyroad. "There. You better not be wastin' my time."

(Cravendy Hound) [For Rising] “It’s old news. Kid lost his father, and ever since it’s been hard times for him and his mother. Some of us try to help him, out of respect of his father’s legacy, but there’s someone who holds a grudge against his family to this day. Powerful folk that we can’t do much against.”

(Cravendy Hound) [For Riylli] Cravs frowns slightly, but pays anyway. She had to look the part of a rich noblewoman with gil to burn, after all! The vendor accepts the gil happily and hands the dagger to Riylli. “Great choice! Now, you were asking about Baldur? Not my place to pry why, I suppose.”

(Cravendy Hound) [For Riylli] As he counts each coin, the vendor continues speaking. “The kid recently signed up with the marauder’s guild. Practically begged them to let him join. He might be out in the field, killing rats or whatever they send greenhorns out to do.”

(Rising Lotus) "I see, know how that can be." she gave ther merchant a nod. " 'Preciate the information, seems like you're all right good folk to be lookin' out for the lad." she gave him another nod before returning across the way next to Cravs, there to relay what information she had.

(Riylli Aliapoh) "Hmm... I'll check it out I suppose." She looked up to Cravs. "You happy with that, 'Lady Gull'?"

(Cravendy Hound) Cravs nods to Riylli. With the three of them back together, she gave a nod of thanks to the vendor and pulled away from the man. It felt a good time to share what they had found out and plan next moves...somewhere more private.

(Cravendy Hound) Cravs speaks in a low voice just in case. “Piss n’ wind Riylli, I won’t be able to drink anythin’ good for awhile after buyin’ that dagger! But I guess we did find somethin’ out. Baldur’s become a marauder, and probably out in the field right now.”

(Rising Lotus) "Wow you had to buy somethin', the repair guy told me what he knew like that." she snapped her fingers. "Asked a bit about this boy's story, seems like he's workin' to help out his ma. If we knew where she lived we could wait nearby or ask someone who lives near them."

(Riylli Aliapoh) "H-He was a weapon seller! I thought a dagger'd be the smallest thing he had!" She defended herself, crossing her arms and pouting like a scolded child.

(Rising Lotus) "Wait she don't get to keep that do she? Damn, I shoulda talked to the weapon guy, I'm the one that actually needs a new weapon.."

(Cravendy Hound) “Ye chose a fancy one though.” Cravs chuckles to herself. “Oi, as long as ye use it, think of it as payment for ‘elpin’ me out.”

(Cravendy Hound) “Good thing ye talked to the mender. If ye chose somethin’ I couldn’t afford, that’d be a bad look.” She smirks at Rising.

(Riylli Aliapoh) Riylli glanced down towards it. "...I guess I can find a use or two for it... Anyroad, should we go head out to the field now? Or maybe wait at the guild 'till he gets back? I wouldn't mind seein' some axe fightin'..."

(Rising Lotus) "Pffft. I guess I'll jus' keep this damn thing then." she thumbed back at her spear "It's on your head now if I blow up though.." she jabbed her finger at Cravs with a smirk. "Any how, either might be a good place to go, though lookin' for him out of town might take a while."

(Riylli Aliapoh) "Why'd you even bring that thing if it's so dangerous..." She muttered, taking a cautious step away from her.

(Cravendy Hound) “I’d like to go out and look for ‘im. It sounds like ‘e joined the marauders recently, so ‘e might not know ‘ow to use an axe properly. What was ‘e ‘untin’ again...rats?” Cravs ponders for a second. “Should be able to find some in central La Noscea.”

(Riylli Aliapoh) "You're the native, lead the way! Do we really need to protect him against rats though..?"

(Rising Lotus) "I misplaced that axe I was usin' the other night. That thing was cheap anyway. Plus Mayumi said it'd only blow if it was on, and even then I'd be able to tell when it was gonna blow." she looked out over the water for a moment. "Maybe as long as I'm here I ought to go see if my backup spear is still on that island..err, after all this anyway." she nodded  "To the rats!"

Cravendy Hound - Back to the battlefield! Cravs follows the dirt path, a woman on a mission. She stops suddenly and listens. Nothing out of the ordinary can be heard, but Cravs trusts the feeling in her gut and pulls Riylli and Rising behind a rock.

Cravendy Hound - And, several beats later, a highlander lad with warm brown skin and short dark dreads steps out from the long grass. (B) He’s armed with a rusty axe and his gear looks quite ratty and worn. There’s a single rat under his belt, and he’s on the lookout for more.

Riylli Aliapoh: "So... Back where we- ack!" Riylli is suddenly yanked backwards into the bush just before the highlander can spot them. She gave Cravs a glare regardless, before continuing in whisper. "He looks like he's doin' fine... You sure he needs our help?"

Rising Lotus regained her footing, watching the boy look out for his next target. "His axe does look like it's seen better days I'll give ya that...but you don't need anything too special for jus' huntin' those things." she was hunched over Riylli as she peeked around the boulder.

Cravendy Hound - The boy hefts the axe over his shoulder and dashes after another rat. He swings clumsily at it, missing it by a long shot, and the rat squeaks in fright as it disappears into the thrush.

Cravendy Hound stares longer at Baldur, and finally lets out a breath of relief. Riylli was right. He was hunting /rats/ of all things! She was crazy to have worried so much. “Aye...Maybe I could give ‘im some gil to buy better gear, but otherwise...”

Rising Lotus shook her head. "Don't think he'll accept it, the repair guy was sayin' lots of them were tryin' to help him out but he wouldn't take it. I mean if he knows them an' won't take it I don't think he'd let a strange give him a sack of gil."

Riylli Aliapoh sighed and brought her hand to her face, watching the boy's overexcited charge bringing back some painful memories for her.

Cravendy Hound: “If that’s the case, then I can find his ma and leave it while they aren’t lookin’. No one to return it to, no problem, right?”

Rising Lotus "Worth a shot I 'spose? Less he jus' uses it for food an' such, even still it's not like that's a bad thing."

Cravendy Hound - The relative calm is interrupted by a strange sound. Like a thousand somethings being shot out from a straw, followed by leaves being crushed. From so far, it’s hard to see what’s going on. For a second, you see Baldur struggle to get up from the bush he fell in, and then the boy goes charging after the unseen sound’s source in the distance.

Riylli Aliapoh 's ears twitch and she looks back up. "The hells was that..?" She asked, looking up to Cravs as she was the only one familiar with the wildlife here

Cravendy Hound is just as confused. “I...I don’t know. Never ‘eard anythin’ like that round these parts.” She gets up slightly, concerned.

Rising Lotus winced at the ruckus, hand keeping her steady on the rock. "Somethin' big for sure, there are goobue's round here right? Maybe one is havin' a fit?" she brought her hand over her eyes, trying to see if they could spot the source of the commotion from their hiding spot.

Rising Lotus looks around.

Riylli Aliapoh glances back towards the sound. "What do we do? Should we try to move up to get a better look?"

Cravendy Hound decides to risk getting closer. The boy was probably yalms away after whatever the thing was. Cravs kneels down near the bush Baldur fell in earlier and picks up one of many needles that are littered nearby. The corner of her mouth twitches down.

Cravendy Hound: "It's a needle." She looks over at Riylli and Rising. "There's nothin' here that'd leave this behind."

Rising Lotus cocked her head, looking at the tiny piece of metal in her hand. "You sayin' someone's tryin' to stick him with somethin'?" she squints and looks at the ground, seeing a few more laying on the ground.

Riylli Aliapoh scratched her head. "A needle? You got porcupine out here maybe? That's not... THAT dangerous." She offers, doing her best not to make Cravs worry

Cravendy Hound: “Do porcupines shoot their spines out like this?” Cravs asks Riylli. She nibbles the bottom of her lip - something didn’t feel right. “I’m not exactly dressed to fight...could you two go out and see what’s up? I’ll catch up later once I’m done changing.”

Riylli Aliapoh nods, motioning Rising to crouch down as she begins to silently creep through the brush. It wasn't exactly the same as hunting in the shroud with all its trees for cover, but she would do her best.

Rising Lotus followed Riylli, being a lot less subtle. "Eh he don't know us, no need to sneak up on him right? We're jus' too adventurer's passin' through an' checkin' out that big rumble."

Riylli Aliapoh: "Well... If it's nothin', we don't wanna get in the way of his fight do we?"

Riylli Aliapoh: "Kid seems like he's the type to chase glory. Not... That I would know."

Cravendy Hound - The closer you two get to the sounds of struggle, the more needles are littered all over the place. There’s a kind of sproingy sound, as something green jumps up in the air, just slightly above the tall grass. It’s a green, tubular, man-shaped plant. It’s...a cactuar! And it’s hopping triumphantly on top of Baldur, who lies thoroughly needled and face down on the ground.

Rising Lotus "Suppose I could see that. More glory means more jobs an' money." she blinked as at the sudden bouncing seedkin before them. "...Now what's that doin' all the way out here?" she furrowed her brow. "Cactuars don't live on these islands." she drew her spear, it humming to life as she moved to take care of the threat.

Riylli Aliapoh 's eyes go wide. "Oh what in the seventh hell is that?" She asked, looking up to Rising for a moment before following her lead and drawing her staff. "Whatever it's doing, let's not let it!"

Cravendy Hound - This particular cactuar has a little flower growing atop its head and looks tougher than the normal variety. It does a triple spin in the air in a single hop and moves strangely, its limbs stiff yet bouncy. Suddenly, it freezes, and then twists towards Rising.

Rising Lotus looked unphased even when spotting the flower sprout. She let it get a bit close before doing a low wide sweep at the seedkin, aiming at its midsection between all its limbs.

(Rising Lotus) Random! 875 (Riylli Aliapoh) (Do I have to attack or can I do other stuff?) (Cravendy Hound) you can do whatever you want haha )) (Cravendy Hound) heal, defend, run, talk, dance, whatever! :D )) (Rising Lotus) entice it with dancing Riylli. You know you want to))

Riylli Aliapoh suddenly grinned. "Oh, this is the perfect opportunity for some practice!" She said, clearly not taking the silly bouncing cactus man seriously. She begins to channel her spell, pulling aether up from the earth and gathering it in the crystal at the top, before unleashing it onto Rising. The Roegadyn warrior would feel a bit strange, though it would be difficult to place the change just yet.

Cravendy Hound - Rising’s hit lands squarely on the cactuar’s center of mass, causing it to go flying from the impact. It squeaks out a weirdly hollow sound when it lands, and then bounces back up, looking back with soulless eyes that make it hard to gauge whether it can feel pain.

(Riylli Aliapoh) (Stoneskin! Making her tougher in preparation for her to get blasted by needles (Riylli Aliapoh) (I kept trying to write the effects of stoneskin down but couldnt figure out how to without it feeling weird, so sorry for the long post time >x>)

Cravendy Hound - And it does, in fact, try to blast Rising with needles. A thousand, to be exact! They fly out in all directions from the cactuar’s body.

(Cravendy Hound) Random! 938 (Cravendy Hound) uohh )) (Riylli Aliapoh) (938 needles) Random! Rising Lotus rolls a 387.

Cravendy Hound - It’s a devastating attack, one that could cause serious (needle) injury. Thankfully, Riylli’s stoneskin helps defend against the worst of it, though the attack would still have moderate impact on Rising.

Rising Lotus smirked as the cactus was flung into the distance. "Jus' like when we use to hit 'em with sticks when I was a kid!" Lucky her for her, she knew the telltale signs of it about to attack and quickly brought her forearm up to cover her eyes. The first bit of the barrage didn't seem to harm her, though before she could wonder why the stoneskin wore off. She grit her teeth as this was just like when she was a girl too, her armor protecting the most of her but her exposed skin had some needles >

Rising Lotus protruding from it now. "Ngh... always hated that part." her right forearm had the most sticking out of it, her hand shaking a bit as she clenched it a few times to ensure she could still move it. She took a defensive stance for now, brushing her armored hand over her right arm to rid herself of some of the needles.

Riylli Aliapoh: "Ha! Everyone always looks at me funny when I say earth magic is more versatile than you'd think, but WHO'S LAUGHING NOW!" She plants her hands on her hips proudly, still not taking this seriously at all. "Feel free to praise me as much as you like~" She sung, ripping a chunk of earth from the ground and casually yeeting it towards the funny cactus man, thinking she could simply end it with one good hit

Cravendy Hound - Riylli’s rock is, certainly, yeeted over, smashing the cactuar back a couple of yalms. It’s tough exterior is starting to bruise in dark, green splotches. It hesitates, as if understanding that these two were on a whole other level than the kid it had downed moments prior. This pause grants you an additional opportunity to give it a good beating!

(Cravendy Hound) it is, in fact, just a cactuar so I don't think the battle should be a grueling thing :P  )) (Cravendy Hound) Baldur is just a lvl 2 noob that got owned by, like, a lvl 18 cactuar or something lmao ))

Rising Lotus enough of the needles removed from her arm now, she pressed their opportunity and dashed forward, trying to impale the thing on her spear. Malfunctioning as her spear may be, it was still plenty honed to shred through the seedkin's thick fiber!

Riylli Aliapoh grins and plants her feet into the earth, bringing her staff up above her head as she begins to channel magic. She was clearly enjoying the chance to show off, as she suddenly jams the tip of her staff down into the soil and injects the very earth with her gathered aether. Nothing happens for just a moment, before the ground beneath the cacti's feet suddenly explodes and launches it into the air

Cravendy Hound - Two things happen, in a very specific order. First, Rising stabs the cactuar with her spear, the thing dangling from the weapon’s sharp end like a weird kebab. Second, Riylli’s magic launches both Rising and the shisk-cactuar into the air!

Riylli Aliapoh blinks as she watches Rising fly into the air, having charge in during the brief moment of pause before her spell had gone off. "H-Hey! Don't just rush in like that dammit! Y'know I'm throwing rocks back here right!?" She calls out, not even apologizing because that would mean she had made a mistake, and she would never do that.

Rising Lotus grinned as her attack hit her mark, the cactuar firmly on her spear. Her celebration as short lived however as she was blown in the air with little warning, lucky dropping her spear and their foe in the process. Wasn't so luck was when she tumbled to the ground, the needs still stuck in her getting drove deeping into her body. She let out a pained shriek, grasping at the sections sections of exposed skin for the needles digging into her, but her gloved hand not precise enough to pick them >

Rising Lotus out, leaving her to writhe on the ground.

(Cravendy Hound) ohhh ouch D: )) (Riylli Aliapoh) (Oww)

Cravendy Hound - The flowered cactuar has been dispatched, but one wonders...what was it doing way out here? Such a question would have to go unanswered for the time being, given that both Baldur and Rising were dealing with a rather sharp situation.

Riylli Aliapoh hesitates, looking back and forth between both collapsed pincushions and having no idea what to do. "...H... Hey... Uh, you... you guys alright..?"

Cravendy Hound - The kid groans. Up close, it’s apparent that his shoddy armor did him no favors against the seedkin’s assault. Through bleary eyes, he looks at both Riylli and Rising and mouths ‘thank you’ before falling unconscious.

Rising Lotus was still letting out pained grunts as she was able to sit up in a way that she wouldn't be putting anymore pressure on the needles now deep in her skin. She could take a beating, but this was a very acute pain across various parts of her form. Her right hand was shaking worse than before as she clumsily undid her gauntlet, paying no mind to Riylli, and pulled her left hand out, trying again to pull the stuck needles out of her arm.

Cravendy Hound finally, FINALLY walks in. Very late. Suspiciously so. And still in disguise. But she’s here now. She carefully props the unconscious boy up and winces. It’d be best for a healer to look at him right away. When Rising gets up, she nods in the other Roegadyn’s direction. “Knew it’d take more than a ‘andful of needles to bring ye down, but still, that looks bad.”

Riylli Aliapoh shifted her feet nervously but remained silent, not even taking the chance to brag for once as she knew it would likely just lead to her getting yelled at.

Cravendy Hound: “Come on, lets get both of ye to town. There’re good ‘ealers there that should be able to patch ye up, right as rain.” Cravs slings Baldur over her shoulder, and it’s a funny sight seeing a ‘noblewoman’ hefting a peasant boy around.

Rising Lotus continued to tune out the others out as she gripped the first needle between her index finger and thumb, teeth grit hard as she pulled it out in a process that was not only pain to do, but probably painful to watch as well! Hands clenching until her knuckles were white, finally barked something at Riylli "My spear.. an' glove.." she was working on getting to her feet and couldn't be concerned about such things right now.

Riylli Aliapoh puts her staff away and nods, rushing over to grab what Rising had dropped. She briefly hesitated to pick up the spear before turning back to Rising, awkwardly holding the oversized thing in both arms. "Alright, lets go." She said, very obviously avoiding looking at the gross needle pulling going on

Cravendy Hound - The party would return to Limsa and entrust the boy to the healers of the Arcanist’s guild. There were many questions hanging in the air in the silence between them, some that Cravs had to answer for, and others that would have to be found out another day. Perhaps something to discuss a cup of tea back at Heartwood...but today, the mood was wrong. It was simply time to rest.