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[silverhound]

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How come I have to have a "silver turd" and a "blind dude" as roommates? They both suck!
Who came up with this idea? This is stupid.

Might kick them out. They're too noisy.

Does anyone even like their roommates? Mine are annoying. Let's do a trade.

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[silverhound]

Well, Mother...decided she wanted to destroy the entire planet. She told Sephiroth to do it but he failed.

He killed many people in the process but he failed since "Big Brother" defeated him.

[silverhound]

...

You never had popcorn?!!! I feel bad for you!
Tell the pancake guy to get you some, that weird dude who's the mediator.

[jelmazmo]

That is extreme. Were things with the populace or the world as a whole so dire?

( She's not liking the sound of that tbh. There's burning a government or regime to the ground and then burning innocents. )

I have always said that I would take what is mine with fire and blood. But mostly to crush the wheel keeping the people downtrodden. It would be difficult to rule a pile of ashes.

[jelmazmo]

There is no need. Simply show me what this delicacy is.

( At once. )

The "pancake guy"? better to point out their title or "username" to me, ser.

lmao thank you for all this

[jelmazmo]

Quite simply: etiquette.

un: stormborn

[jelmazmo]

A poor introduction to them, but those are my people.
I believe I have convinced them to cease their squabbling in public.

o7 /salute

[silverhound]

What's...that? Can I eat it?

un: stormborn

[jelmazmo]

There is room here if you don't mind sharing space with three other men, lady.

( She's empathetic to girls having to deal with their brothers' stupidity. )

[silverhound]

[At one point, this story used to make absolute sense to him. Now, as he is reciting it, Loz is starting to feel the same. Did his brothers and him do a bad thing by helping Mother? It seems like it...]

Mother never wanted to rule. She wanted to kill, they both did.

Mother created us to destroy everything like she done in worlds before. Sephiroth, he....he wanted revenge more than she but they both wanted death.

[reek]

As it stands, your grace, you rule nothing. What transpired between Robb Stark and I concerns only himself, his family and his bannermen, and it has not yet been resolved. This is his sentence to pass, not yours.

[ Theon understands her meaning, and he doesn't want to die, but he knows what his treachery would have earned him in the North. This is Robb's decision by right, and he'll allow only Robb to decide what should become of him. ]

[jelmazmo]

( This is going to be interesting. )

Not unless your palate is cleansed by salt and bitterness. It's a term to describe treating others with respect and courtesy as befits their station.

( A beat. )

They both claim to be Royalty when their ancestors bent the knee to mine. In my case, they must earn it. But that is not to say I approve of others disrespecting them.

[jelmazmo]

Only by fault of the Storm. I have heard of Robb Stark before, a little. But if you wish to discuss that further, for his sake I'd insist on it being conducted in private.

I don't know what you've done, only that it must be grave for you to offer your life. We spit on the memory of all those who have perished if we die here so soon. So you will not.

( She will insist here, because she was prepared to work with people she'd not necessarily liked or trusted (Varys) to restore peace to their homeland. It will take some time and an accord before she might ever recognize either of them as her equal. )

[jelmazmo]

( A being who'd destroyed entire worlds would never receive any sympathy from her. But one thing stands out starkly: )

So in essence, both you and your brothers were her instruments, her weapon to do so?

You are a living being, capable of following your own path. It would be one thing had you chosen to follow her, but you have not indicated that you had any reason to seek revenge upon thousands of innocents.

( There's a pause. ) You can do that here; chart and follow your own path. No ties need bind you to this Sephiroth's fate.

[silverhound]

Worse than weapons, we were...puppets. Mother only made us to get Sephiroth back. We never met him but we have all his memories. We even have his strength and power too. It's all...divided between us.

I hate it. I hate having someone else's memories in my head. I want my own memories, not his!

[Finally, he's starting...to think for himself. Loz had no choice but to start thinking without someone else to guide him. He had to start thinking for himself the second he awoken.]

Right. I'm not Sephiroth. I don't want to be him! I want to be myself, I want to be who I can become and not live in his shadow.

I want to be me, Loz.

[jelmazmo]

That is unacceptable. Better for you, then, to be parted from her company.

I can't say I know what that's like, but you will be able to make your own memories here. They won't be his, or even your brothers', but something none can take from you.

( And Dany fully encourages it, as she had with her Unsullied army and Missandei. )

Then you will be. It is good to make your acquaintance, Loz. My name is Daenerys Targaryen.

[jelmazmo]

To what are you referring?

( The magic issue is one thing, but here's some weird slang, too. Dany raises an eyebrow, and peers around the corner into his room to raise an eyebrow. )

That is a strange term.

[trybelieving]

I was scared back then. I can't say I'm free of the feeling now, but it's better with company.

[ Tinker Bell will take on whatever challenges this world throws at her - yet that doesn't mean she's not afraid, and it's time someone said so.]

My fairy sisters are also sleeping. I'm sorry that your family has suffered the same fate.
I'd like to believe it's only a matter of time until we're reunited with our loved ones. In the meantime, I'm going to make friends here.

If you feel like you could use one, I'm willing to listen if you'd like someone to talk to. My name's Tinker Bell.

[nakatsu]

how close are you to us? Are we neighbours??

[nakatsu]

[it's hard to convey the feelings nakatsu has about the emperor, simply because he's never given it much thought]

i guess he's like a figurehead? he reminds us that just because we're modern now doesn't mean that all our history didn't happen

also he's part of our country? ever since the emperors unified all the tribes into a country we had an emperor. he can't just not be emperor?? it's not like a job

[jelmazmo]

Interesting. Is it known how he feels on that score?

( She's heard of this Japan from another, a land where the populace at large is not merely literate but also educated. It's impressive, to say the least. But its system of government is rather confusing. If consensus among the people works, why is a ruler who doesn't rule needed?

Nakatsu's reply doesn't wholly explain that to her. )

I don't disagree; but having both and not one or the other makes little sense to me. It is not a job; it's a duty, a responsibility—as well as a right.

( One in which she's failed on a colossal scale. )

[nakatsu]

man, i don't know! i don't pay attention to all the stuff in school because it's boring

we have a bunch of politicians who make decisions and an emperor who does emperor stuff! like. cultural things! it works!!!

[he can't help you, Dany. he doesn't care enough to know all these things]

[exonerated]

clearly so.

[ Edmund knows this from experience tbh ]

have there been genuine offers?
i'm sorry to say but
i see nothing but a wall of words.

threadjack: the threadjackening

[unprays]

[ it is hard, to agree with two rulers at once — she is on Robb's side in this as she is in everything, yet the dragon queen speaks true. it is dangerous, to speak too much of private matters where others may see it, and may use the knowledge to their advantage. ]

He is not worth the effort, Robb. The time of a king is precious, and yours would surely be better spent elsewhere than trying to reason with a traitor.

[unprays]

Your offer is very kind, your grace. If the three men are quieter than the ones I stay with right now, I mind very little. I will not leave my brothers, but maybe a brief respite... I would like that.

[jelmazmo]

So long as magic doesn't disturb you, then you'll find solace here. Your presence may very well be a respite for me, as well.