Kobold King

I like to think there's a very simple reason why Funtimes is called "Doctor."

I agree Saccharine would fit in well with the Wackos. And I guess we'll just have to keep her away from Lightwards, or else keep the latter on stress medication.

To be honest, Project Amber isn't entirely formulated just yet. There are a few items I'll be going after, assuming Funtimes is unwilling to supply them. There's a sub-project that's part of Amber called "September Fireworks" that will require some specialized equipment. I'll lay out what I have of the plan when Lightwards meets with Altermind. In the meantime, sorry to say that Aldo's current mission has nothing to do with Project Amber. Also, I want to upvote that for the River Song analogy so badly.

I'm suddenly understanding the glee in which Brandon Sanderson RAFO's people.

Their new new nickname just became "The Cacophony Crew." Posted. The "belonging" Lightwards sent Aldo to pick up isn't a McGuffin or anything. It's nature will become clear in the next Aldo post, assuming nobody figures it out before then.

Sam paused with her cinnamon roll halfway to her mouth as a woman with a hand of diamond gracefully strode into the room. She was clearly an Epic, but one of the most majestic Epics she had ever seen. Her bearing was regal, her expression that of a woman confident in her control of the situation. She wasn't a heavy-breathing stalker type like Nighthound; she wasn't a stuffy and over pompous slontze like Lightwards. Sam decided she could milk quite a lot of sarcasm out of her, assuming that the diamond queen wasn't capable of killing Funtimes. Beside her, Revolution looked briefly troubled before leaning back in her seat, putting on the chilly smile she'd worn when she'd first encountered the Empire Epics. Sam folded her arms over her chest and watched the queen pull up a chair for herself. “My name would be Lucentia," the graceful Epic said coldly. "Now would you be so kindly to tell me if you recently happened to travel through Portland.” Their hosts talked to Lucentia for a moment, Traveler seeming rational while Funtimes seemed entirely preoccupied with the queen's diamond arm. "Terribly sorry about the chaos, Lucentia. I'm sure you know how difficult training new servants can be, when they don't want to be trained. We actually just left our allies in Portland yesterday," said Traveler. "We could introduce you, if you like." Lucentia didn't answer immediately, instead surveying the table with a cold stare. Her eyes settled on Revolution for a moment, whose smile briefly wilted. Revolution never broke eye contact with the woman, however. “No, I don´t particularly know that problem, if you have a whole city full of servants to choose from, getting rid of the unpleasant ones makes it easier for the rest to behave," Lucentia said finally, drawing her eyes away from Revolution. Sam, deciding to ignore the common sense her mother would insist upon, stuck her tongue out at Lucentia. Lucentia continued as if she either had not noticed Sam or didn't care. “Do those allies include a jerk named Nighthound?" Surprisingly, it was Revolution who replied, fixing Lucentia with an icy smile of her own. "Nighthound? Oh, yes. He's been treating us all to his special brand of violence, psychosis, and misogyny since we met him." A look in Revolution's eyes indicated she'd made some sort of connection, but Sam couldn't tell what it might be. Since Revolution had essentially summarized Nighthound already, she settled for reaching across the table and grabbing a bread roll from under Lucentia's nose. "That about sums him up. Why do you ask? He your boyfriend or something?" Nighthound looked mildly annoyed by Aldo and his assistant, walking uncomfortably close to speak into Lightwards' ear. “Listen here," Nighthound said in a whisper everyone present could hear. "I´m not going to object to recruiting anyone, why would I? However, if you might remember our conversation from yesterday, about you not hiring people without making sure whether or not they are trustworthy and, as much as I love his mustache and the jokes I´m going to make about it, stage magicians are not exactly known for being trustworthy. In fact, deceiving others is part of their job description. So please, tell the still living parts of your brain to be distrustful.” Lightwards gently put a hand on Nighthound's chest and pushed him a short distance away. The feral Epic had been breathing down the professor's neck, informing him of precisely how hot and moist his allies' breath was. "My brain is very much alive, thank you," he said coolly. "I maintain healthy quantities of paranoia. But I see no reason to turn these two down, not when we are at the brink of war and in need of allies." Lightwards smiled. "And besides, they haven't tried to kill me as of yet, which is more than I can say of some of my other allies." He turned away from Nighthound and towards Aldo. "I have a number of errands to run in the city today. If we might cement our alliance with a small favor on your part...?" Aldo tipped his hat and smiled. "I'm your man and she's your woman. Speak and it will be done." Cricket looked like she privately disagreed with her comrade's statement, but nodded curtly. "Wonderful," Lightwards continued. "I seem to have left a minor belonging in a nearby suburb. Not terribly significant, but if I am to operate at full efficiency I'll be needing it back..." He carried on, giving the details of the item and directions to the suburb. "...Simply bring it back here once you've found it, and we can carry on with our day. With any luck my other allies will have returned by then, and I'll be able to introduce you." "No problem at all," replied Aldo, beaming. "We'll be right back." The pair turned and left down the trail, Aldo whistling a jaunty tune.

I just finished Lightwards' segment--should I leave the Sam POV as is, or shall I edit it? Without the dialogue though it's rather pointless.

'Tis all right. As a deleted scene, here's what I had written:

That moment when someone ninja's the Oregon post you're still writing, and then you can't even upvote them because of the quota. I'll be posting in a minute once I've edited what I have so far.

Perfect. Just perfect. And the jacket trick from A Pacifist's War might become canon if I can manage it. A glaring skull. If it's hard to make out, I can try to find a new one. Or just give him a mark-obscuring cape. Edgedancer wins all manner of prizes and dubious honors.

Am I up next then? I'll try to write something up. There's not much for Sam or Revolution to do but sit, stare and smile though. I know there's already one of these, but firstly I can't find it at the moment and secondly I like making them regardless. CorpseMaker pony: I generally like making High Epics alicorns, but in this case the wings kept drawing attention from the cutie mark, which is frankly the best part of the pony.

I won't be able to post for a little while, so I'd say you should go next. Sam and Revolution would rather let Funtimes take the lead when talking to a new Epic; Sam can start the relentless Lucentia-mocking later. I also have only a vague idea of what sort of errands Lightwards will be running today, so I'll need to come up with some modicum of a plan before I post his reactions.

Agreed, hope your toothache clears up soon Edge. There are some fan materials that have no merit outside of the work they're based on--but I honestly think that the humans and Epics in Oregon would be interesting characters regardless of the setting. Kudos to Brandon Sanderson for creating a brilliant world to explore, and kudos to everyone in the RP for populating one of its distant corners.

It can't be any worse of a distraction than the Nyan Nyan song I keep listening to when I write my posts. All of the RP's characters are very interesting people--some in a sympathetic way like Remington, some simply because they're the kinds of villains you love to hate. Seeing all these characters mingle and interact with one another is incredibly fascinating. I'm glad to be a part of it.

Obviously everyone has a different idea on how the RP might progress, but I've always seen Nighthound's death as a finale-type event. He just seems like the sort of despicable villain who we'd like to keep kicking until the very end. On that note, I'm really enjoying the collaborative storytelling that this RP has become.

Aww, I'm sorry. I don't know what to say by way of comfort or support other than I earnestly feel sympathy. I've lost a lot of animals, and it's always a hardship.

Edgedancer is going to be startled by how much conversation took place while he was offline. Someone be prepared to give him a summary when he gets back on. I love Electro, Max, and Altermind's icons. I am evidently a trend-setter.

I still think something that evokes the legend of the basilisk would be neat. Mythological references are always awesome. I love Murphy already.

I'm going to head off to sleep soon myself. I don't know how to crop png image while preserving their transparency, but I'll see if I can find an online resource tomorrow. Pretty much everyone involved in this RP now has a pony avatar. #swag

Every time I see the Vashikaran thing, I wonder if anybody's actually dialed the number they leave.

The battle with CM could potentially be one of the turning points of the game. The moment when all Calamity breaks loose and the war begins in earnest.

I am being ninja'd every time I post. I'm actually rather curious what it would like look if Funtimes actually got angry enough to obliterate someone. Ooh, I can toss the Sentinel into the battle.

For context, I forgot to put the winking smiley at the end of that sentence. Yes, I rather think someone did.

I say we make the final battle with CM an enormous bloodbath with casualties on all sides. It's the only way to be fair. Also, having CM kill Lightwards would ensure his name lives on in Lightwards' nightmares for the duration of the game. Big L doesn't forget the people who murder him, even when they're gone. (And the nickname "Big L" is totally rubbish, I'm never using it again.) Well that's ominous.

I don't mind at all. It would definitely make the fight harder on our side, which will be fun. Does it count if CorpseMaker kills Lightwards three different times? I was also thinking we could have Sightline be integral to the final finishing of CM, as he was the first Epic in game to directly challenge him. Having Sightline integral to his ultimate demise would give CM's story a neat closure, I think. Aww, she's so sweet. I love her already.