The Knights Next Door

[Lunamor]

1 hour ago, AonEne said:

 

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Probably the timeskip to the prom we were talking about a bit earlier.

 

[AonEne]

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Oh, that'd make sense.

We still planning what we're planning for the prom?

 

[I think I am here.]

1 hour ago, Dr. Dapper said:

Doc snapped his notebook shut, covering the design for a Investiture scanning satellite that he'd been doodling. It would never work. Assuming he could assemble a satellite and get clearance to launch it into space, it would need an unlimited source of Stormlight. With a Knight, that was all but impossible. He stood, leaving the book on the table, and walked into the kitchen. 

Doc poked his head into the fridge  and pulled out some noodles, butter, and hot sauce. He tossed them on the counter, then grabbed some spices and a bag of shrimp. He lit the burner and put a large pan on it. He dropped some butter into it, waited for it to melt, then tossed the noodles in.

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Lol Rob has been trying to talk to Doc for the last couple pages

Rob looked around awkwardly, and then left.

[Lunamor]

Just now, AonEne said:

 

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I’d assume so.

 

[overlord stick]

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Wait, I need Flid to talk to Rob about Leona before the prom!

 

Edited April 27, 2019 by Emperor Stick

[+Sorana]

1 hour ago, Emperor Stick said:

Wait, I need Flid to talk to Rob about Leona before the prom!

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Then just walk over to him and do it.

 

3 hours ago, AonEne said:

We still planning what we're planning for the prom?

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Yes, I thought so.

 

[overlord stick]

3 hours ago, I think I am here. said:

Rob looked around awkwardly, and then left.

Flid noticed Rob walking around and ran over to him. "Oh hey, er... Rob um, can I ask you something?" Flid felt his face get hot. "Do you.. like Leona? Because..."

[I think I am here.]

4 hours ago, Emperor Stick said:

Flid noticed Rob walking around and ran over to him. "Oh hey, er... Rob um, can I ask you something?" Flid felt his face get hot. "Do you.. like Leona? Because..."

Rob stopped and looked at Flid. Did Rob like Leona?

“Why?” Rob asked.

Edited April 27, 2019 by I think I am here.

[overlord stick]

"Because... I like her." Flid responded.

[Bookish Ocelot]

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Are they in the kitchen? Because that's where Leona is. 

Leona gave up on actually having dinner with the rest of the group, and pulled pizza out of the fridge. 

[overlord stick]

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Wait, I thought Rob walked away.

 

[+Sorana]

"Are you hungry?"

Shana asked Ben, but didn't move. It was nice to sit here, close to him, feel his chest move when breathing. She wondered if it was alright for him, if he was comfortable as well. Ben was so quiet, kept so many things to himself and she hoped he would tell her if it was too much. But he had kissed her first, so maybe she was worrying too much. Tiredly she took his hand, interwined her fingers with his, wished they could stay like this for a while longer.

@Lunamor

[I think I am here.]

23 hours ago, Emperor Stick said:

"Because... I like her." Flid responded.

Rob nodded. “So you want to avoid any love triangle,” he stated, pausing.

Finally, after giving it much thought, he shook his head. “No, I do not.”

[overlord stick]

Flid smiled. "Awesome, so that's a headache for everyone averted. And thanks Rob! You're pretty cool, we should hang out more."

[Lunamor]

4 hours ago, Sorana said:

"Are you hungry?"

Shana asked Ben, but didn't move. It was nice to sit here, close to him, feel his chest move when breathing. She wondered if it was alright for him, if he was comfortable as well. Ben was so quiet, kept so many things to himself and she hoped he would tell her if it was too much. But he had kissed her first, so maybe she was worrying too much. Tiredly she took his hand, interwined her fingers with his, wished they could stay like this for a while longer.

@Lunamor

“A little bit. Whatever someone is cooking in the kitchen smells really good.”

But Ben made no move to get up. He wouldn’t eat for the rest of his life if it meant he could be with Shana. He wished he could stay there with her forever. If not that, then at least for a couple more minutes. He gently squeezed her hand.

[+Sorana]

25 minutes ago, Lunamor said:

“A little bit. Whatever someone is cooking in the kitchen smells really good.”

But Ben made no move to get up. He wouldn’t eat for the rest of his life if it meant he could be with Shana. He wished he could stay there with her forever. If not that, then at least for a couple more minutes. He gently squeezed her hand.

"So maybe later?"

She smiled when he didn't move as well, instead his fingers tightened around hers. Then an unsettling thought crossed her mind.

"Do you think Doc will be against it? For... reasons?

[Lunamor]

3 hours ago, Sorana said:

"So maybe later?"

“Yeah.”

3 hours ago, Sorana said:

"Do you think Doc will be against it? For... reasons?

“I-I honestly don’t know.”

Ben tensed with worry.

”He could not want any of his Radiants to have relationships to prevent things from getting too complicated, kind of like how it is in the military. Should we tell him about our relationship?”

[+Ark1002]

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Did I post my character bio? If so, did Ene put it in the thing?

 

[Lunamor]

Just now, Ark1002 said:

 

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You are listed in the OP, but your bio is not there.

 

[+Ark1002]

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I think I posted it, but I just don't have the storming patience to find it in this thread.

 

[Lunamor]

4 minutes ago, Ark1002 said:

 

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I, luckily, do. 

Name: Teech Ars Pett

Radiancy: Third oath skybreaker, fairly experienced.

Age/Sex: 19, male

Appearance: Red hair, freckles, braces, glasses, wheres white button up shirts and green pants, and black shiny shoes. 5 foot 8 inches.

Personality: High opinion of self, care incredibly about rules being followed and safety, works hard on his grades, but still a generally nice person. Gets nervous fast, has panic attacks. Strong OCD. Tries to be happy, but is often too scared. He is hard to get mad, and hard to get sad. But fear is often a prominent emotion within him, drowning out other things. Loves to geek out over shows, card games, video games, etc.

Spren: Mario- loves to tell people of importance of any 'crime' he can find in a room

Backstory: Grew up in a small town, and was known as a nerd, a snitch, and a geek. He was bullied, and bullied further when he told the teachers about the bullies, when they said he just had to "tough it out".  He discovered his radiancy during that time, and began experimenting. His spren named itself Mario after the video game character. He was still bullied however. He eventually moved, when his mother left his dad, and now goes to school here.

 

[xinoehp512]

Somewhere in Colorado...

Sunset had come, and yet the embers of the house still burned, sending smoke into the darkening sky. Looking at it, one could hardly believe that only the day before it had been a laughing, bustling place. A home of hope, of joy, and of safety.

It had been built as a haven for young Radiants, to protect them from Voidbringers and other things that would cause them harm. A Bondsmith had been chosen, to lead and to guide. Guards had been set, to watch and to protect. The Radiants themselves had been trained to withstand enemy onslaughts, if and when they came.

Their protections had been extensive, and -in truth- they should have worked. They had superior weaponry with their Shardblades. They had the superior position of a defending a fortified location. And while they were fewer in number than the Voidbringers, they were far more powerful; Voidbringer Fusions were much harder to obtain than the comparative Radiant Oaths, so many never got beyond the first or second.

And yet, in the end, they had lost. Despite all the precautions taken, the house had fallen, and all inside were forced to flee. Sure, they might have taken out most of the attackers in the process, but they'd lost.

This was something that had never happened before. Many attacks had happened on these safe houses in the past, and some had even caused serious damage (in some cases even killing the Bondsmith), but none of them had succeeded.

This battle was the first time that the Voidbringers had won. Ever. And it was all because of one man...

***

Thade stood on the soft turf of the lawn, amidst bodies of human and Enlightened alike, and contemplated the battle. It had been fierce; over half of his force had perished, among them some of his greatest friends. He would never see those friends again. And it was all because of him.

But even with all that had happened, he still hummed to Joy. Many had died, true, fallen to Radiant Blades or the flames. Most of them hadn't known the true purpose of the battle, and now never would. To them, it was just a battle. But he knew it was much, much more.

It had all started three years ago. His memories from back then were spotty, almost non-existent, but he'd been told about what he'd been like. Back then, he'd held the surges of Gravitation and Adhesion - the powers of a Windrunner Radiant. He'd been of the Third Fusion, which, while not the highest level, was rare enough to make him at least minorly important.

It was a good life. But he hadn't been satisfied, and he hadn't hidden that fact. His side was losing, after all. He'd spoken to the leaders about it, asking, petitioning, and eventually begging them to do something- anything- to stop them from getting wiped out entirely. 

The Council had done their best, but in the end nothing had changed. The Enlightened were slowly being driven to extinction, and there was nothing that they could do about it. Thade had tried his hardest, but he was as helpless as the rest.

Until, one day, something remarkable happened.

It was well known that Sha-thoexis was an Unmade, created specifically for the benefit of the Enlightened. Her effects were well known, too; a blanket of forgetfulness and distraction that hid Voidbringer and Radiant alike in the plain sight of the uninvested. Every Radiant or Enlightened that traveled alone for any length of time was sure to feel her trying to to get in to their head. She couldn't, not unless you let her in; but she was very good at making you want to let her in. And once you did, she would take erase magic from every memory in your head, shatter your bonds, and add a disbelief in Investiture that prevented you from gaining power again.

Sha-thoexis's behavior was erratic, though; she took many Radiants, but she also took Enlightened, and she often did strange things like concentrating herself in some arbitrary location. This had bothered Thade. She seemed to be more than just mindless. Shouldn't she be doing more to help them?

This disgruntlement had continued up until one day, when Thade had been traveling by himself, he was accosted by Sha-thoexis. No one had been around to witness the attack (and it had been inside his head, anyways) so he didn't know the exact details, but something had happened during that battle that had never happened before. Sha-thoexis had stolen his memories and broken his bond; but then, for some reason, she had replaced it, bonding with him and restoring his Enlightened status.

He'd woken up with no memories and pushed back to First Fusion. He'd managed to return to the others safely (he still wasn't exactly sure how), and they had been able to remind him of the knowledge Sha-thoexis had taken.

It hadn't taken long for them to figure out who his new bond was. Once they had, they were astonished and a little afraid- but most of all, they were excited. The ranks of the Enlightened had been hoping for a miracle, and this was it.

He'd spent the last three years getting used to the power, figuring out how to think in order to influence Sha-thoexis. It had been only recently that he'd felt ready to test them out. He'd tried it out on a couple of lone Radiants at first, and it had sort of worked; but both were ultimately able to resist her influence and escape. They had gotten too good at resisting over the years.

That was when he had the idea. If he was failing because his targets were too experience, he needed to fight those less experienced. And who better than a bunch of young, untested Radiants?So they had attacked this house. And, as he'd hoped, they'd won. Fewer had fallen than he’d hoped;  managed to avoid giving up- not that it did them much good. They weren’t sure how many had escaped, but it hadn’t been many.
They’d gotten five new blades from those who had fallen, but they’d also gotten the dead ones held by the guards, along with their plate- which seemed to be attached to some sort of fabrial. It was more than enough to make up for those they had lost.

But, of course, the Blades hadn't been the point. The point had been to see if such an attack could be feasible, if Sha-thoexis could truly be used as a weapon against the Radiants.

And it had succeeded.

Thade smiled to himself and attuned Excitement. The Radiants had better watch out.

Sha-thoexis was coming...

[+Ark1002]

1 hour ago, Lunamor said:

 

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Thnx.

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Name: Teech Ars Pett

Radiancy: Third oath skybreaker, fairly experienced.

Age/Sex: 19, male

Appearance: Red hair, freckles, braces, glasses, wheres white button up shirts and green pants, and black shiny shoes. 5 foot 8 inches.

Personality: High opinion of self, care incredibly about rules being followed and safety, works hard on his grades, but still a generally nice person. Gets nervous fast, has panic attacks. Strong OCD. Tries to be happy, but is often too scared. He is hard to get mad, and hard to get sad. But fear is often a prominent emotion within him, drowning out other things. Loves to geek out over shows, card games, video games, etc.

Spren: Mario- loves to tell people of importance of any 'crime' he can find in a room

Backstory: Grew up in a small town, and was known as a nerd, a snitch, and a geek. He was bullied, and bullied further when he told the teachers about the bullies, when they said he just had to "tough it out".  He discovered his radiancy during that time, and began experimenting. His spren named itself Mario after the video game character. He was still bullied however. He eventually moved, when his mother left his dad, and now goes to school here.

 

@AonEne

[old man moomba]

Jamie smiled, staring out over the city. It was beautiful. All cities were, in their own way. She turned back to Cassie, looking at her with longing. 

Rusts. How do I fall into these situations. 

Jamie checked to see if she was tapping Fortune. Still nothing. She shook her head in disbelief. 

[I think I am here.]

10 hours ago, Emperor Stick said:

Flid smiled. "Awesome, so that's a headache for everyone averted. And thanks Rob! You're pretty cool, we should hang out more."

“We should,” Rob nodded, though it felt like Flid was mostly just relieved that Rob didn’t have any romantic inclinations to Leona. He wondered if Leona thought the same way about Flid and continued on that train of thought until he found something else to think about.