#tempest breaker

[deusexvalerate]

TEMPEST BREAKER PREVIEW

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-holiday-gift-guide

QUIN AND LOURNA???????? RHIL???????????????? LOSING MY MARBLES

[soneakyr]

Tempest Breaker VA list being out and it features Elzar too👀 Elvar never being more back.

Manifesting banter and funny bickering between them🙏🏻

[tremendouskoalachild]

Tempest Breaker tidbits from Cavan's newsletter today :)

[steepedfoxglovetea]

MY EVIL WIFE IS COMING BACK!!!

[ct-hardcase]

It’s like. What if you were Lourna Dee, you stumbled onto a team with a bunch of Jedi that were previously trying to kill you, and now you’re being interviewed by a hot woman who carved out her survival in the OZ as long as you did?

[haleynwriter]

hey (neurodivergent) thr fans -- how do y'all read the audiodramas?

[jewishcissiekj]

LAT MAIN RUN THR ISSUE EVER IN TWO WEEKS

[thranduil-aran-edhil]

BG3 EPITHETS

(bc I grew up watching One Piece and giving titles to characters is such a fun exercise). These of course reflect my choices during my preferred run!

▸ Wormskulls (the whole party), the Heroes of Baldur's Gate, Doom of the Absolute, Doom of the Dead Three,

▸ Lae'zel of K'lirr, The Silver Sword of the Comet, Vlaakith Defier

▸ Jenevelle "Shadowheart" Hallowleaf, The Night Orchid

▸ Gale Dekarios, the Spell Poet, The Vicious Tempest (sounds better than Rough Tempest I think?), Former Chosen of Mystra (as a badge of honour)

▸ Astarion Ancunín, Sireslayer, Twice-Born, Breaker of Chains (yes, im stealing this one from Daenerys jsdghkfdjg)

▸ Wyll Ravengard, The Blade of Frontiers, The Heart of The Gate (bc of my Ansur headcanon)

▸ Karlach Cliffgate, Demonsbane, Fireheart

▸ Halsin Silverbough, The Great Bear, Shadowsbane

▸ Minthara Baenre, The Silken Scorpion

▸ Specific to my Tav (Paladin of the Ancients): Faetouched, Oathsworn

▸ General to (some) Tavs and Durges: Kin-Spirit, Life-Chanter (from Sovereign Spaw), Lightbringer (for ending the Shadow Curse), Archdevil Slayer (for killing Raphael)

▸ General to (some) Durges: Challenger of Gods, Child of None

[connorsui]

"In Every Thought, You’re There"

Hajime Umemiya x reader

Synopsis: Hajime Umemiya struggles to express the depths of his love for you, finding solace in quiet moments under the stars as he yearns for the courage to confess.

Genre/ warnings: Romance, Slow Burn, Fluff, Pining, Emotional Intimacy, Mutual Longing, Slice of Life, Domestic Vibes, Tender Moments, Unspoken Feelings, no warnings tho …ume ain't a heart breaker ..

Note: I always wanted a soft boy like ume to confess to me …like instead of teddy bears and store bought flowers, this man would grow that flower instead to show dedication 🍒

w.c: 1.8K

Hajime Umemiya, the embodiment of unrelenting force, was known for his quiet determination and fierce resolve. In the heat of fights, with adrenaline coursing through his veins and his blue eyes blazing with intensity, he was untouchable. Every punch, every strategic move, had a purpose. Yet, beneath that exterior of control and power, there was a different kind of vulnerability that came alive only when it came to you.

As the final blow landed, securing his victory, the rush of the fight still pulsing through him, his thoughts—inevitably, irresistibly—turned to you. The cheers of the crowd, the adrenaline that made his heart race, all of it was hollow until he saw you. His triumph, no matter how hard-fought, wasn’t truly real until he spotted you in the aftermath, your smile like a beacon that softened the edges of the fight. The bruises and exhaustion faded in your presence, the grin that tugged at his lips incomplete until you returned it with one of your own—a smile that made his heart stutter in a way no battle could ever manage.

And when the fights didn’t go his way—when the world felt heavier, the pressure of expectations became suffocating—it was your presence he sought. A rough day out in the streets or a sleepless night spent replaying the fight over and over in his mind would lead to a simple message: “You awake?” The words were plain, unassuming, but beneath them was a desperate hope for the comfort only you could provide.

Your replies,

no matter how mundane, always seemed to calm the tempest within him, and he found his mind quieting just at the thought of you.

In those moments when you were with his friends, laughing and fitting in so seamlessly with the people he called family, Hajime would catch himself watching you more than anyone else. There was a glow in your laughter, a kind of joy that struck him harder than any opponent’s punch ever could. From across the room, he’d pretend to focus on something else—his plants, his cooking, anything to distract himself from the urge to close the distance between you. But his heart betrayed him, his chest tightening with each moment you smiled or glanced his way. If you only knew how many times he’d almost crossed that line, almost let his guard down enough to tell you the truth.

But instead, he stayed silent, fumbling with excuses or averting his gaze when your eyes met his. It was maddening. For a man so accustomed to strength, so sure of himself in front of his formed “family”, this weakness—this inability to say what was lodged deep within his heart—felt foreign, terrifying even.

And then there were those nights, those sacred moments under the stars on the rooftop. The air was calm, the sky stretching endlessly above, and beside him, the sunflower you’d grown together blooming quietly in the corner. Each snapshot he sent you was a fragment of himself, a part of his heart conveyed through something as simple as a growing flower.

“It’s blooming more,”

he’d text, hoping each time you’d come sit with him under that open sky.

Lately, his thoughts about the future always included you. When he talked with his friends about life or what his next move would be, your name would slip into the conversation so naturally it felt inevitable.

“ — Do you think she will like a garden in the back or the front of the house?”

“— I wonder if she would like to plant another set of tomatoes with me again”

“ — She will like this tulip as a gift, right? ...I mean! Besides the sunflower, right?.....Sakura! What do you think?”

he’d muse, imagining it already—having a life so perfect with you by his side as though it was the only way anything would truly matter. And his friends, ever perceptive, would groan, knowing what even he couldn’t quite bring himself to say aloud.

Everyone could see it, except for you.

“Why doesn't he just ask her out already?”

“I've been questioning that too”

“Does she already know?”

“Nah she's as probably waiting for him to say something”

“Hey, Ume, if you don't ask her out, I will!”

But in the quiet, after the fights and the plans and the teasing, when the world finally slowed, he knew that one day he’d tell you. One day, when the right moment came, when the words no longer seemed like a fight he couldn’t win, he’d let you know what you had been to him all along. Until then, he would let the quiet moments and unspoken feelings say what his voice still couldn’t. Because you—just like every victory, every fight—were worth waiting for.

Though, the confession almost happened one evening, after a ride that felt like freedom itself—gliding along the coastline, the wind in your hair, laughter floating effortlessly through the air. As the day bowed out, the sky turned soft, all hues of peach and lavender, like the world was exhaling after a perfect day. You stood there, by the sea, framed by the horizon, and it struck him all over again: just how impossible it was not to love you.

You always had a way of looking at the world that left him speechless, as if the very act of seeing was somehow more profound when you did it. The way your eyes lingered on the waves, how your lips curved just faintly into that peaceful, distant smile—it was as though you belonged to the sunset, as though you were woven from the same golden thread that unraveled across the sky. He couldn't remember a time when looking at you didn’t make his chest tighten with a familiar ache, like the air had turned too thin for him to breathe. But this time… this time it felt different.

He’d watched you the entire ride, trying to swallow down the way his heart surged whenever you flashed a grin over your shoulder at him. It felt like trying to hold back a storm. You made him feel reckless, alive in a way that had nothing to do with speed or competition, and everything to do with the way your laughter wove itself into the air around him. With every passing moment, his carefully guarded composure chipped away, until he felt exposed in the softest, most terrifying way. His friends had teased him relentlessly about you, nudging him toward what everyone else had already seen. But tonight, he thought—no, he knew—it was time.

He walked toward you, his steps slow, like each one carried a gravity that pulled him closer to something he couldn’t walk away from. His hands, always so steady, felt oddly uncertain as they hung at his sides. Hajime wasn’t afraid of much—he was confident, even reckless at times—but when it came to you, the stakes always felt so much higher.

You turned at the sound of his approach, and when your eyes met his, he felt that familiar tug in his chest, the one that made him wonder if you had any idea what you did to him.

“It’s beautiful out here, isn’t it?” you said softly, your voice a delicate thread against the hum of the sea.

“Yeah…,” he answered, though he wasn’t looking at the sunset, not really. His gaze was anchored on you, as it always was, and the beauty of the moment paled in comparison. The word ‘beautiful’ felt inadequate when it came to you, but it was all he had, so he let it settle between you, hoping you wouldn’t notice the weight behind it.

For a moment, neither of you spoke. The world around you was quiet, save for the rhythm of the waves, and he thought that maybe this was what peace felt like—this soft, quiet knowing that in a world full of noise, you were his only constant. He wanted to tell you then, to lay his heart bare and let you see just how tightly it beat for you. But the words—like so many times before—stayed tangled in his throat, held back by the fear that they might not be enough.

Instead, he fumbled for his phone, his fingers clumsy as he pulled up the latest picture of the sunflower you both had grown. "I wanted to share this with you ...its blooming more,” he said, his voice softer than usual, as if speaking too loudly would break the spell of the moment.

You laughed, that same lilting sound that always made him feel like he could conquer the world. “It's stunning, Ume! — I didn't think you would cherish it for so long?” you teased, but your smile held something warmer, something deeper.

He rubbed the back of his neck, chuckling, though the nerves still coiled tight in his chest. “How couldn't I?, it's a part of you, isn't it?” he confessed, the words slipping out before he could stop them. It wasn’t the confession he meant to give, but it was a piece of it—his way of saying that you were the root of everything good in his life, even if he wasn’t brave enough to admit it yet.

The two of you stood there, wrapped in the golden glow of the fading sun, and though the air had cooled, there was a warmth between you that neither of you acknowledged. He wanted to say it ...to tell you how his future felt incomplete without you in it, how every thought he had these days revolved around you like you were his North Star. But the words, still clumsy and unpolished, stayed lodged in his throat.

Instead, Hajime just stood there, his gaze steady on you, his heart heavy with the weight of everything left unsaid. The way he looked at you—like you, were the very axis around which his world spun—was louder than any words he could have spoken. Because in that moment, in the soft, dying light of the day, you were everything to him. And that, he promised himself, was a truth he would say aloud one day. When the time was right. When his words could match the depth of what he felt for you.

But for now, he’d keep sharing those quiet moments, sending you photos of blooming tomato plants and planning trips that always had you at the center of them. Because, like love itself, sometimes the things left unsaid were the most profound.

Ugh, someone gimmie a Hajime

[beefcakebonanza]

Can we discuss how the High Republic character encyclopedia labels phase 3 as being from 229 BBY-220 BBY. WTF DO YOU MEAN PHASE 3 LASTS NINE YEARS?! And with only Tempest Breaker and then the final books, there is no way an eight year (since ToTF is in 228 BBY) jump makes any sense other than a potential epilogue being a several year time jump. I’m curious what others think because I find it wild that they listed this.

[bi4bihankking]

Local ginger twink needs new best friend and possible boyfriend, he has been kidnapped by Amanda Waller for 6 years and no JSA member has shown signs of caring. He is very sad and enjoys to angst about his dad and get adopted by Jay Garrick. Must NOT be homed with Scott Family members.

[nyxx-shade13]

MLP POKEMON TEAMS

((Did that shit in three days))

MANE 6

Twilight Sparkle - Espeon, Noctowl, Starmie, Cosmoem, Alakazam, Hatterene

Rarity - Leavanny, Carbink, Purugly, Milotic, Roserade, Tsareena

Apple Jack - Stoutland, Tauros, Hydrapple, Breloom, Blaziken, Ampharos

Rainbow Dash - Turtwig, Noivern, Jolteon, Braviary, Staraptor, Hawlucha

Pinkie Pie - Alcremie, Mime Jr., Shuppet, Totodile, Ludicolo, S. Drifloon

Fluttershy - Leafeon, Buneary, Blissey, Vivillon, Whismur, Bewear

Royalty

Celestia - Solgaleo, Aurorus, Togekiss, Heliolisk, Solrock, G. Rapidash

Luna - Lunala, Musharna, Banette, Lunatone, Sableye, Absol

Cadence - Diancie, Sylveon, Aromatisse, Clefable, Gardevoir, Wigglytuff

Flurry Heart - G. Ponyta, Flabebe, Popplio, Raltz, Spritzie, Hatenna

TWILIGHT'S REFORMED PROJECTS

Sunset Shimmer - Delphox, F. Pyroar, Scrafty, Incineroar, Flareon, Larvesta

Starlight Glimmer - Salazzle, Hypno, Misdreavus, Gothitelle, S. Umbreon, A. Marowak

Trixie Lulamoon - Liepard, Toxipex, S. Zorua, Mismagius, Weezing, Weavile

SIBLINGS

Shining Armor - Gallade, Aegislash, Aggron, Empoleon, Dragonite, Bastiodon

Spike - Gabite, Goomy, Dratini, Fletchling, Fraxure, Bagon

Big Macintosh - Mudsdale, Appletun, Torterra, Emboar, Bouffalant, Dugtrio

Maud Pie - Relicanth, Golurk, Armaldo, Gigalith, Rampardos, Rhydon

Limestone Pie - Boldore, Sableye, Scrafty, Morpeko, Poochyena, Duskull

Marble Pie - Litwick, Phantump, Espurr, Baltoy, A. Vulpix, Morgrem

CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS

Apple Bloom - Applin, A. Deerling, Bulbasaur, Togepi, Dedenne, Eevee

Sweetie Belle - Noibat, Swablu, Kirlia, Jigglypuff, Chatot, Eevee

Scootaloo - Torchic, Emolga, Klink, Rufflet, Cubone, Eevee

VILLAINS

Nightmare Moon - Spectrier, Crobat, Dusknoir, Absol, Lunatone, Minior

Discord - Blacephalon, Gyrados, Dracovish, Inkay, Honchcrow, Swalot

Queen Chrysalis - Zygarde, Zoroark, Vespiquen, A. Grimer, Hypno, Meowscarada

King Sombra - Darkrai, Spiritomb, Grimmsnarl, Obstagoon, Runarigus, Mightyena

Lord Tirek - Yveltal, Houndoom, Malamar, Emboar, P. Tauros, Tyranitaur

Cozy Glow - Hoopa, A. Ratata, Inkay, Zubat, Impidimp, Purrloin

Stygian - Marshadow, Mimikyu, Litwick, H. Zorua, G. Yamask, Banette

Day Breaker - F. Arceus, Volcarona, Rapidash, Typhlosion, S. Salazzle, Talonflame

MOVIE VILLAINS

Adagio Dazzle - Pheramosa, Liepard, Salazzle, Lopunny, Kingdra, Florges

Aria Blaze - Nihilego, Dragalge, Gengar, Luxray, Hydreigon, Noivern

Sonata Dusk - Mew, Lumineon, Goodra, S. Ampharos, Clefairy, Altaria

Midnight Sparkle - G. Articuno, Chandelure, Mismagius, Gothitelle, Starmie, Reuniclus

Gaia Everfree - Virizion, Meowscarada, Serperior, Shiinotic, Tsareena, H. Liligant

Wallflower Blush - Celebi, Meganium, Floragato, Decidueye, Sunflora, Maractus

Tempest Shadow - Naganadel, Toxtricity, Sableye, Murkrow, S. Umbreon, Grimmsnarl

ANTAGONISTS

Diamond Tiara - Spritzee, G. Ponyta, Hatenna, Glameow, Munna, Indeedee

Silver Spoon - Klefki, Ferroseed, Indeedee, Skitty, Abra, Piplup

Gilda - Mandibuzz, Fearow, Hawlucha, Skarmory, Braviary, Honchcrow

Lightning Dust - Salamence, Crobat, Staraptor, Pidgeot, Noivern, Scizor

Babs Seed - Scraggy, Pancham, Riolu, Machop, Stufful, Scyther

Mane-iac - S. Tsareena, Shiinotic, Serperior, Seviper, Milotic, Roserade

Suri Polomare - Delcatty, Meowstic, Roselia, Ariados, A. Ninetails, Glaceon

FEMALE SIDE CHARACTERS

Moon Dancer - A. Raichu, G. Slowking, Umbreon, G. Rapidash, Mimikyu, Baltoy

Minuette - Sharpedo, Mawile, Bruxish, Gibble, Chewtle, Totodile

Lyra Heartstrings - Elgyem, Cradily, Sigilyph, Chimecho, Goodra, Stonejourner

Bonbon - Inteleon, Greninja, Espurr, Nickit, Ditto, Klefki

Derpy Hooves - Spinda, Furret, Azurill, Slurpuff, Pidove, Bewear

Cheerilee - Cherim, Liligant, Meganium, Aromatisse, Whimsicott, Ribombee

Zecora - Gourgeist, Oranguru, Sigilyph, Claydol, Xatu, Trevanant 

Spitfire - Fearow, Skarmory, Golbat, Vikavolt, Pidgeot, Scizor

Fleet foot - Zubat, Swablu, Gliscor, Gyrados, Noibat, Staravia

Cherry Jubilee - Cherubi, Combee, Lurantis, Florges, Steenee, Bellossom

Tree Hugger - Sprigatito, Exeggutor, Tropius, Venusaur, Tangrowth, Maractus

The Cakes - Daschbun, Alcremie, Slurpuff, Bounsweet, Dipplin, Cherubi

Ember - Haxorus, Garchomp, Dragapult, Salamence, Flygon, Dragonair

MALE SIDE CHARACTERS

Soarin - Corvisquire, Kilowattrel, Cramorant, Golbat, Swellow, Murkrow

Bulk Biceps - Machamp, Bewear, Hariyama, Blaziken, Conkeldurr, Snorlax

Flash Sentry - Exploud, Charizard, Zebstrika, Bisharp, Hariyama, Weavile

Thorax - Araquanid, Beedrill, Masquerain, Heracross, Ariados, Beautifly

Thunder Lane - Luxray, Aerodactyl, Manectric, Jolteon, Sir Fetch'd, Emolga

Snips/Snails - Turtwig, Chimchar, Ratata, Wimpod, Trubbish, Shuckle

Flim/Flam - Diglett, Thievul, Flapple, Unphesant, Magnemite, Sudowoodo

Star Swirl - Golurk, Polteageist, Mismagius, Beheeyem, Alakazam, Unknown

Cheese Sandwich - Raichu, Mr. Mime, Drampa, Toedscrool, Lechonk, Chatot

Dr. Whooves - Great Tusk, Iron Valiant, Roaring Moon, Iron Jugulis, Flutter Mane, Iron Moth

Sunburst - Delphox, Claydol, Solrock, Kadabra, Unknown, Indeedee

APPLE FAMILY

Granny Smith - S. Applin, Sawsbuck, Flygon, Bayleaf, Gogoat, Eldegoss

Bright Macintosh - Mudsdale, Tauros, Stoutland, Appletun, Trevanant, Diggersby

Pear Butter - Bellossom, Whimsicott, Marowak, Mudbray, Leafeon, Petilil

Braeburn - S. Dipplin, Bouffalant, Dubwool, Excadrill, Brambleghast, Herdier

Sugar Belle - Alcremie, S. Fidough, Aromatisse, Togepi, Slurpuff, 

YOUNG 6

Ocellus - Fomantis, S. H. Zorua, Cutiefly, Raltz, S. Ditto, Budew

Sandbar - Cottonee, Bounsweet, Turtwig, Oddish, Eevee, Treeko

Gallus - S. Gallade, Braviary, Corviknight, Bisharp, Gimmighoul, Jolteon

Silverstream - Brionne, Smeargle, Mime jr., S. Dratini, Skitty, S. Vaporeon

Yona -  Leavanny, P. Tauros, A. Vulpix, Floette, Kirlia, Hatterene

Smolder - Charmander, Sableye, Stufful, Scraggy, Impidimp, Pangoro

FAMOUS/MUSIC PONIES

Photo Finish - Espathra, Roserade, Lurantis, Tsareena, Leavanny, Florges

Sapphire Shores - Quaquaval, Dragonair, Vaporeon, Finizen, Froslass, S. Gardevoir

Coloratura - Primareena, Lapras, Gothorita, Sableye, Frosmoth, Mimikyu

Octavia - Swanna, G. Oricorio, Kirlia, F. Meowstic, Kricketune, Chimecho

Vinyl Scratch - Exploud, Toxtricity, Rillaboom, Obstagoon, Accelgor, Chatot

Daring Do - Kabutops, Heatmoor, Tyrantrum, Ariados, Spiritomb, Zangoose

[daitranscripts]

Skyhold Masterpost

Main Quest Related Conversations

Here Lies the Abyss: Hawke Here Lies the Abyss: Warden Alistair Here Lies the Abyss: Warden Loghain Here Lies the Abyss: Warden Stroud Here Lies the Abyss: Morrigan - The Final Piece: Morrigan

Skyhold Quests

Sit in Judgements:

Introduction Magister Gereon Alexius Knight-Captain Denam Magister Livius Erimond Ser Ruth The Box Grand Duchess Florianne de Chalons Raleigh Samson - Chief Movran the Under Mayor Gregory Dedrick Crassius Servis Mistress Poulin - Captain Thom Ranier Captain Thom Ranier (romanced) - Ambient Dialogue Deleted Dialogue: Skyhold's Cells

Miscellaneous:

Promoting Barris Quizquizition Major Upgrades Sutherland and Company

Other NPC Conversations

Dagna - Introduction Dagna - Investigate Dagna - Here Lies the Abyss Dagna - The Descent Dagna - Miscellaneous - Krem - Main Quest Related Krem - Let’s Discuss Iron Bull Krem - Tell Me About the Chargers Krem - Tell Me About Yourself - Mother Giselle - Main Quests Mother Giselle - Investigate: Tell Me About Corypheus Mother Giselle - Investigate: I'd Like Inquisition History Mother Giselle - Investigate: Let's Talk About the Chantry Mother Giselle - Investigate: Skyhold Exclusive - Morrigan - Scout Harding - Investigate Scout Harding - Call Me Lace - Archivist Bonny Sims Cabot Elan Ve'mal Gaoler Gatsi Sturhald Harritt Helisma Derington Maryden Halewell Ser Morris Surgeon

Conditional:

Haven Survivors Inquisition Agents - Horsemaster Dennet - Enchanter Fiona: Leader of a Rebellion Enchanter Fiona: Investigate Enchanter Fiona: Here Lies the Abyss

Specializations for the Inquisitor

Knight Enchanter - Helaine Necromancer - Viuus Anaxas Rift Mage - Your Trainer Mage Specialist Banter - Artificer - Three-Eyes Assassin - Heir Tempest - Khim Rogue Specialist Banter - Champion - Chancer de Lion Reaver - Breaker Thram Templar - Ser Warrior Specialist Banter

Ambient Dialogue

Quest Related:

Here Lies the Abyss: Morrigan and Warden - From the Ashes Corypheus Adamant Hawke Halamshiral Morrigan Mythal

Companions:

Blackwall The Chargers Romances

NPCs:

Cullen's Runner Josephine's Runner Leliana's Runner - Apothecary Runner Merchant Runner Quartermaster Runner Researcher Runner

General:

Elven Power Fortifications (Haven) Religion Skyhold Upgrades Miscellaneous Repeated Ambient - Crestwood The Dales

Deleted Dialogue

Locations Masterpost  

[sanguinesorcery]

There were storm clouds on the far horizon.

If Fariah was a more superstitious woman, she might have considered it a bad omen. But all it really signaled in her routine-addled mind at this point was that there would be more work to be done in the coming months. Days, even.

Monsoon season was nothing to sneeze at, the tropical tempests a constant battering of wind and waves and heavy pelting rain. Breakers would need to be checked periodically amid the storms, the lighthouses had a habit of falling off-time due to the heavy moisture grinding into the tracks and gears, seawalls watched with a diligent eye. Just imagining the reports from the Ring was making her head swim. Those would have to be bolstered and handled long before the swing of the typhoons hit...

She hefted an elegant sigh across her shoulders as she wished that the heavier storms would wait until after this mainland delegation had been set on the path back home. Otherwise, they would be holed on the archipelago for months. She had little idea how stable their monarchy's council actually was, she did not want to be held accountable for the collapse of a nation simply on account of the damned weather. There was no satisfaction in that...

"Are you ready to meet the ferry?"

Ildra's inquiry caused her Empress to turn from the window she had been standing in, watching the Imperial Guard on the parade grounds and the roiling stormhead far passed the statue of Shrayak, the first Ariad. How fitting that his great bronze maw, opened wide with fangs bared to the world in that violent show of defiance, looked like it was responsible for the distant weather. Like the clouds were clinging to his canines and spilling from his throat.

Because of course you would call the storms, that is your name...

Down below, she could see the passenger freighter Seraphim pulling into the Imperial docks on the Central Isle. It flew the standard of a mainland nation, one she had not seen before now. Eyrol had been given explicit instruction to let the other ferries take common passengers the prior week when the letters of introduction had first been received. He would not have other obligations to this task, and who better to ferry foreign dignitaries than the Imperial Admiral himself. They were always safe in his hands, his skill as captain and helmsman proving his title was not for show; there was competence behind the clout. None else would do.

"Yes, Ildra. Let us descend." Fariah's reply was short. Matter-of-fact. Something she was sure her Regent would approve of.

It was accompanied by the twinkling chime of metalwork and lightest ruffle of silken hems over the marble floor as the austere Imperial wafted in the direction of the docks. Ildra was not far behind, keeping time and stride with her Empress' progression through vaulted halls and chambers. Across the parade grounds to the stairs that lead from the lower palace complex to the docks.

The army of maids and attendants who were already waiting in line to accept their guests rivaled the numbers of the Imperial Guard who had arrived when news of the ferry had entered Imperial waters reached them. The latter turned to salute their arriving Imperial as she and her Regent arrived, hands over their hearts and bowing their heads from their shoulders before resuming their post.

Dockhands scrambled as soon as the ironclad swung into the harbor, performing a turn only Eyrol could have been capable of for the size and heft of the ship, a gearing down of the turbines audible to any and all in the vicinity. He'd used the tension of the water as a brake, splashing it up on the pier itself as it was displaced. There was shouting from the dockhands as they took the waves around their knees. It wasn't angry shouting, though; Sidhe were solid-footed when it came to water, owing to their continued seafaring nature. If anything, they sounded playful and amused with the results. The anchors were dropped, pulling and holding the ferry as stationary as possible while the water around it settled again, and the engines were set to idle.

As expected, Eyrol poked his head over the aft railing of the Seraphim, waving to the Imperial party below and receiving one back. His ears flicked forward to hear Fariah when she called up to him.

">>What can we expect with this one?<<"

Eyrol's face scrunched a moment while he tried to think on how to explain what he had observed the last three or so days on the trek home. ">>...He's ... interesting ... <<"

The answer merely furrowed her brow with thought. ">>...'Interesting', how. Exactly.<<" Before he could reply, she stared directly up into his eyes from the ground. ">>No surprises, Eyrol. I don't want another incident like Mani'yik...<<"

Such a point caused the Admiral's face to twist in a different way. One of mild regret. ">>Yeah, that was my fault, I'm sorry about that. So!<<" He continued when he'd straightened his back again to address the rest. ">>This one doesn't seem to be Like Him. He's just very active. Hard to keep contained, entertained, and I guess he's just very curious. About everything. ...Expect questions. Lots of them.<<"

">>Well ... good. Questions, I can handle. Violent declarations of marriage and then war after he is refused, I can't do again. We'll just have to be vigilant about the kinds of questions he asks.<<" Inwardly, Fariah sighed at this revelation. Curiosity was a good sign, most of the time.

">>I remind you this is highly unprofessional.<<" Ildra interjected from her place in front of her Imperial, standing at the threshold to the pier. ">>Our only saving grace here is that it's unlikely the delegation has someone who can speak Sidhe.<<"

Eyrol laughed some, mirroring his chuckling Empress. ">>Unlikely. But the mooring is done, I'll go get the gangplanks down.<<"

As he left to perform his final duties, Fariah laid her eyes into Ildra's back. ">>Nothing wrong with being prepared. You know better than anyone about preparedness.<<"

The Regent huffed a little at the playful admonishment. ">>Yes, well. Let's be ready, I need to herald you soon.<<"

A few moments were taken to move the silk around, making sure the fragrant wind flowing over the docks didn't displace the layers too much. A dust here, a tug there, a purposeful moving of a string of pearls or fine chains and gems there.

"Right. I think we are ready to go."

@askganondorftobadragmire || Starter Call

[steepedfoxglovetea]

KEEVE LOOKS SO GOOD!!! AAAAAAA

[ct-hardcase]

reading old thr reviews out of sheer procrastination and I knew it in theory but ah. this is why the current comic run was thrown in continuity separation jail, to the point where avar can't even acknowledge ceret by name in totf when ruminating on the drengir, or elzar can't mention keeve when going over jedi patrolling the oz lmao