The Knights Next Door

[+Sorana she/her]

42 minutes ago, Wyndlerunner said:

James walked over to Shana, eyes haunted and haggard. He put a hand on her shoulder "You know, I always gave you advice, but right now I think I need some advice", he said as he forced a weak smile. "I... I... I killed." He said as he broke down, falling to his knees and beginning to sob.

"Give me a moment?" Shana asked Ben and turned to James, wrapped her arms around him. He'd killed. She felt sick at the sight of him, at the memory of those she had merciless slain only minutes ago and yet it hadn't been enough. She should have killed that one as well.

"I'm here." She whispered, held him close. There would be a time for words - later.

[Wyndlerunner he/him]

3 minutes ago, Sorana said:

"Give me a moment?" Shana asked Ben and turned to James, wrapped her arms around him. He'd killed. She felt sick at the sight of him, at the memory of those she had merciless slain only minutes ago and yet it hadn't been enough. She should have killed that one as well.

"I'm here." She whispered, held him close. There would be a time for words - later.

James let himself weep, "I know they're evil, but that doesn't stop the hurt." he whispered, as he let himself be held. 

[+Sorana she/her]

50 minutes ago, Wyndlerunner said:

James let himself weep, "I know they're evil, but that doesn't stop the hurt." he whispered, as he let himself be held. 

She shook her head. "No." Gently she caressed his back. "Nothing makes that better or easier." Tightening her grip she tried to forget their faces.

[Wyndlerunner he/him]

Just now, Sorana said:

She shook her head. "No." Gently she caressed his back. "Nothing makes that better or easier." Tightening her grip she tried to forget their faces.

"Thank you." James whispered, "Thank you"

[+Sorana she/her]

15 minutes ago, Wyndlerunner said:

"Thank you." James whispered, "Thank you"

Shana shook her head, continued to rub his back. "Come. Let's clean up and then we can talk about this." She closed her eyes for a moment then opened them again. She wasn't sure how to help James, but she would try. She had to. He had tried as well.

[Wyndlerunner he/him]

1 hour ago, Sorana said:

Shana shook her head, continued to rub his back. "Come. Let's clean up and then we can talk about this." She closed her eyes for a moment then opened them again. She wasn't sure how to help James, but she would try. She had to. He had tried as well.

James nodded, wiping his eyes dry, and standing back up "All right" he said with a determined nod.

[+Sorana she/her]

4 minutes ago, Wyndlerunner said:

James nodded, wiping his eyes dry, and standing back up "All right" he said with a determined nod.

Shana wordlessly asked Ben if he wanted to come along, then she gently took James arm. It was good to feel his warmth, to know that he was alive. If she lost James, or Ben or Rob. Her throat constricted even thinking of that. Her fingers brushed over the wet spots on her shirt where James tears had soaked a shirt and she felt oddly at piece. Numb maybe. She had killed. But now she could help a friend. One step after the other. She led him back to the house and then upstairs to their rooms. Her thoughts whirled around, she felt cold and empty, the blood on her cloths slowly drying.

She opened the door to his room and then paused, waited for him to step inside, unsure if he was alright with her following him, or if he wanted to meet in a few minutes.

[Wyndlerunner he/him]

Just now, Sorana said:

Shana wordlessly asked Ben if he wanted to come along, then she gently took James arm. It was good to feel his warmth, to know that he was alive. If she lost James, or Ben or Rob. Her throat constricted even thinking of that. Her fingers brushed over the wet spots on her shirt where James tears had soaked a shirt and she felt oddly at piece. Numb maybe. She had killed. But now she could help a friend. One step after the other. She led him back to the house and then upstairs to their rooms. Her thoughts whirled around, she felt cold and empty, the blood on her cloths slowly drying.

She opened the door to his room and then paused, waited for him to step inside, unsure if he was alright with her following him, or if he wanted to meet in a few minutes.

James gladly stepped inside, and took a seat, and gestured for her to follow.

[+Sorana she/her]

33 minutes ago, Wyndlerunner said:

James gladly stepped inside, and took a seat, and gestured for her to follow.

Shana followed him inside and looked around, curious about his room. Rob's was sterile, Ben's neat but comfy, her own a mess. She had wondered about James room already.

[Wyndlerunner he/him]

Just now, Sorana said:

Shana followed him inside and looked around, curious about his room. Rob's was sterile, Ben's neat but comfy, her own a mess. She had wondered about James room already.

James' room was somewhat tidy, with the haze of clutter that was characteristic of scatterbrains (As James himself was often.). "Feel free to sit down anywhere," James said, with the slightly stuffy sound usual to those who had been crying. "I appreciate you taking the time to do this" he said, genuinely.

[AonEne he/him]

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This group legit needs therapy. I’m sending Cassie to therapy over the timeskip  

 

[Wyndlerunner he/him]

5 minutes ago, AonEne said:

 

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James is either gonna be a Therapist post-timeskip, or a High School Teacher.

 

[Lunar Blessing she/her]

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What is this timeskip?

 

[AonEne he/him]

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Wyn - why not both  

Po, the 15-ish year timeskip between TKND and its sequel, The Knights Next Generation. 

On that note. I think everyone who’s going to vote on the poll has done so. Our plot will continue to function as it has, and Voidbringers will remain corrupted humans with Voidspren bonds. And I’ll need to protect myself from Dapper. 

Edit: Anything else we need to poll on? 

 

Edited October 31, 2019 by AonEne

[Lunar Blessing she/her]

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Oh fun. Ashlyn will probably be in the marines as a fighter pilot at that point. 

 

[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

26 minutes ago, AonEne said:

 

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What jobs in general your character will have after the timeskip. 

Jace isn't aware of Ax's desire to go into the Air force. If he does learn about it, trust me, he'll find a way to stick with him. He doesn't exactly have a dream career. Mostly he's just skilled in various artistic things- as expected- so he'll probably either become an actor, a teacher, or a marine. It depends on what he and Ax decide would be best. Marines if they want to stay together. Acting or teaching otherwise, as he won't really have anything else he really wants to do.

@Sherlock Holmes

[Lunamor she/her]

Ben followed Shana and James upstairs but went to his own room. He didn’t want to intrude on their conversation, and he could wait to check on James’s hand until afterwards.

[+Sorana she/her]

16 hours ago, Wyndlerunner said:

James' room was somewhat tidy, with the haze of clutter that was characteristic of scatterbrains (As James himself was often.). "Feel free to sit down anywhere," James said, with the slightly stuffy sound usual to those who had been crying. "I appreciate you taking the time to do this" he said, genuinely.

Shana closed the door behind herself, when she noticed Ben heading off to his own room. She wouldn't have minded if he followed them, but she appreciated that he allowed for some space at the same time.

"Of course." She replied and sat down on the ground. He'd killed. For a while she was silent, absenty minded plucked at the blood that covered her hands. It had dried and she was able to scratch it off in tiny little pieces.

She considered to ask what had happened, but then decided against it. She could probably, but there was not need to. He had killed.

"There is no way back for them." She started slowly. "Once they are corrupted, they grow more and more evil, their eyes shining more and more red. I try to tell myself, that it is mercy to kill them, so that their blood is on my hands and not the blood of their victims as well."

"It's the crux with corruption. We don't know who they were. Maybe they were good people. Maybe they only made that decision, because they saw no other way. Like Cassie, when she asked for a boon. Maybe we do them a favor, stop them from doing something, they would never have done without the voidspren."

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Maybe we should poll on whether there is way back for Voidbringers or not. We kind of agreed on that already, so idk if it's neccessary to undo that decision.

And are the 15 years set? I considered to rp Shana's daughter but given Shana's age that might be difficult...

@AonEne

Edited November 1, 2019 by Sorana

[I think I am here. he/him]

Rob stood in the middle of the battlefield. Or rather, in the aftermath of the battle. Rock lay splashed about like water and large scorches marked the land leading up to some corpses. All in all, it was a mess of Voidbringer bodies, with not a single Radiant corpse in sight. Perhaps that would mean the Voidbringers would lay off the attacks. Perhaps it meant they would just send stronger adversaries.

But that was the future. In the present, there was a pile of bodies and a large amount of blood, allmoutside what was supposed to look like a normal house. Even with their relative isolation, someone would find out sooner or later. Which meant someone had to take care of the bodies.

Breathing in deeply, stormlight flowed from stray spheres on the battlefield into Rob, making him glow. Lifting a leg up he stomped into the ground, the area becoming soft and liquid, bodies sinking back into the stone. They weren’t gone, Rob knew he could never make the bodies completely gone. Just hidden beneath the surface. As all bodies were enveloped by the rock Rob stomped again and it was all over. No trace of an invasion.

Rob nodded to himself at a job well done, but didn’t walk back to the house just yet.

[Lunar Blessing she/her]

18 hours ago, ShadowLord_Lith said:

Jace isn't aware of Ax's desire to go into the Air force. If he does learn about it, trust me, he'll find a way to stick with him. He doesn't exactly have a dream career. Mostly he's just skilled in various artistic things- as expected- so he'll probably either become an actor, a teacher, or a marine. It depends on what he and Ax decide would be best. Marines if they want to stay together. Acting or teaching otherwise, as he won't really have anything else he really wants to do.

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Now all I can think about is Ax and Jace on the ground and Ashlyn flying close fire support. 

 

[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

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Ax would still be Airforce. But marines promise to keep you within 50 miles of your spouse, if possible, if they are in a different military Corp. So Ac would fly, Jace would run ground ops, and you'd run support.

 

[Lunar Blessing she/her]

Just now, ShadowLord_Lith said:

Ax would still be Airforce. But marines promise to keep you within 50 miles of your spouse, if possible, if they are in a different military Corp. So Ac would fly, Jace would run ground ops, and you'd run support

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Ashlyn needs to meet Ax soon. They can talk about aircraft. (close fire support is aircraft giving close support to a ground op)

 

[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

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Yes!!!

 

[Lunar Blessing she/her]

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I really wanna RP this now... Maybe Ax and Ashlyn fly together, because the Marines have pilots. 

 

[Wyndlerunner he/him]

7 hours ago, Sorana said:

Shana closed the door behind herself, when she noticed Ben heading off to his own room. She wouldn't have minded if he followed them, but she appreciated that he allowed for some space at the same time.

"Of course." She replied and sat down on the ground. He'd killed. For a while she was silent, absenty minded plucked at the blood that covered her hands. It had dried and she was able to scratch it off in tiny little pieces.

She considered to ask what had happened, but then decided against it. She could probably, but there was not need to. He had killed.

"There is no way back for them." She started slowly. "Once they are corrupted, they grow more and more evil, their eyes shining more and more red. I try to tell myself, that it is mercy to kill them, so that their blood is on my hands and not the blood of their victims as well."

"It's the crux with corruption. We don't know who they were. Maybe they were good people. Maybe they only made that decision, because they saw no other way. Like Cassie, when she asked for a boon. Maybe we do them a favor, stop them from doing something, they would never have done without the voidspren."

@AonEne

"I know."James sighed, "It feels like an unrealistic reaction, but the mind rarely cares what is realistic in matters like these." He pulled the glasses from his pocket, the lenses were cracked. "Looks like I'll be needing new glasses." he noted.

He turned back to Shana, "I don't think I was meant to kill." he whispered. "It just seems so diametrically opposed to what I find fulfilling in life- helping people grow, and get better" then he straightened his back, determined, "But I can't help you grow, if I let you die." He said, in epiphany, "It's a choice!", he rose to his feet, his eyes filled with renewed clarity. "If the gardener wants the flowers to grow, he has to deny the weeds their growth. He has to kill, so that his garden might be the best it can be." 

James broke into a wide eyed grin, that slowly faded once he noticed his hand, still tinged with gray. "But all actions have consequences."

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Surprise! James had an epiphany! I gave James a taste of how I perceive Cultivation- She wants things to grow, but in order for some things to grow, other things have to die. Also, I was a bit tired of writing Angsty James- and he does feel like the character who would probably be the best equipped to deal with trauma. He's already really solid mentally.