The Delta Defense Force

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

"Sure," he agreed, doing his best to hide how happy that made him. 

She led him to a quiet room full of nice couches. Alia sat there, along with several other people spread through the room. They were all reading Emma, making notes now and then in their individual notebooks. 

Just now, echo74 said:

He sighed. "Oh, I am simping so hard right now. I gotta lock in or I'll crash out. I need to be a Sigma forever. I will never convert to sanity. I must return to the Sigmas and earn myself some respect once more."

Bobby mewed to make sure he was strong in the faith. 

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She led him to a quiet room full of nice couches. Alia sat there, along with several other people spread through the room. They were all reading Emma, making notes now and then in their individual notebooks. 

"I only know how to read e-books," Alex realized aloud. He'd never read on paper before.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Kajsa said:

"I only know how to read e-books," Alex realized aloud. He'd never read on paper before.

She rolled her eyes. "Alia will show you."

Alia had set down Emma and was now scribbling furiously in her notebook. 

Edited February 18, 2025 by Halcyon The Only

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She rolled her eyes. "Alia will show you."

Alia had set down Emma and was now scribbling furiously in her notebook. 

He went over and sat down by her, armor clanking noisily. He decided to get rid of it later. 

"Hi."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Kajsa said:

He went over and sat down by her, armor clanking noisily. He decided to get rid of it later. 

"Hi."

She blinked upon seeing him and opened her mouth to screech something. 

“FOUL KNAVE, TO WHAT DO I OWE THY REPUGNANT PRESENCE?”

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

9 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She blinked upon seeing him and opened her mouth to screech something. 

“FOUL KNAVE, TO WHAT DO I OWE THY REPUGNANT PRESENCE?”

“I just—! I just wanted you to show me how to read the book!”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

12 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

“I just—! I just wanted you to show me how to read the book!”

She scowled. “After you treated me in such a callous manner? After aiding the enemy?”

Edited February 18, 2025 by Halcyon The Only

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

She scowled. “After you treated me in such a callous manner?”

“I-I’m sorry about that,” he stammered. “I don’t know what came over me.”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

“I-I’m sorry about that,” he stammered. “I don’t know what came over me.”

“Thanks to your negligence, I quite near fell to the enemy!”

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Thanks to your negligence, I quite near fell to the enemy!”

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry, Alia.”

see u in two hours after rehearsal

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Kajsa said:

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry, Alia.”

see u in two hours after rehearsal

I’ll be at work by then  

“Thou art a foul demon,” she muttered, but settled back against the couch with Pride & Prejudice. 

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

I’ll be at work by then  

“Thou art a foul demon,” she muttered, but settled back against the couch with Pride & Prejudice. 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

He scowled at the book. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

5 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

He scowled at the book. 

IKKK

”You do know how to read?”

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

1 hour ago, Halcyon The Only said:

IKKK

”You do know how to read?”

“Well, y-yeah, mostly. I just don’t know how to… actually use one of those.” He picked one up, upside down. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, Kajsa said:

“Well, y-yeah, mostly. I just don’t know how to… actually use one of those.” He picked one up, upside down. 

She blinked, then frowned, reached out, and corrected him. “You read this part, then this part. Then you turn the page.”

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She blinked, then frowned, reached out, and corrected him. “You read this part, then this part. Then you turn the page.”

"Oh. ...thanks." He scanned the page. "What language is this in??"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Kajsa said:

"Oh. ...thanks." He scanned the page. "What language is this in??"

“…regency era English.” She pointed at the large dictionary on the table. “Look words up if you get stuck.”

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“…regency era English.” She pointed at the large dictionary on the table. “Look words up if you get stuck.”

"This is gonna take a long time," he groaned, reaching for the dictionary.

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

Aelorin was still waiting for lunch.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 hours ago, Kajsa said:

"This is gonna take a long time," he groaned, reaching for the dictionary.

She slapped his hand. “Just read with me. See this first sentence? Read it aloud.”

In case you’re uncultured  

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

2 hours ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Aelorin was still waiting for lunch.

Assuming he went to the cafeteria, he found many many soldiers eating food. 

Zeta, the woman from earlier, was eating alone. She looked like the type to eat alone, too. 

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

9 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She slapped his hand. “Just read with me. See this first sentence? Read it aloud.”

In case you’re uncultured  

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

He swallowed. “B-but… fine. Fine. ‘It is a truth un… oon… oo-ni-ver-SAL-y…’” he flushed and folded his arms. “This is stupid.”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 hours ago, Kajsa said:

He swallowed. “B-but… fine. Fine. ‘It is a truth un… oon… oo-ni-ver-SAL-y…’” he flushed and folded his arms. “This is stupid.”

She snickered. “No, you’re stupid. ‘“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.’ With me so far?”

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

30 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She snickered. “No, you’re stupid. ‘“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.’ With me so far?”

“N…… no……………”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

18 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

“N…… no……………”

“What does ‘it is a truth universally acknowledged” mean?”

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

52 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“What does ‘it is a truth universally acknowledged” mean?”

“That’s like… something everyone believes, right?”