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disestablishment) wrote2022-02-13 11:46 am
disestablishment) wrote2022-02-13 11:46 am
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He goes by another title on my star, but similar enough.
[ ... ]
So "bae" is not an acronym?
[ ... ]
So "bae" is not an acronym?
Indeed. 'Twould seem like every star had a similar idea, hope, or dream.
[ Which he thinks is cool? ]
Interesting... Which of these costumes would you choose, Ser Kazunari?
[ Which he thinks is cool? ]
Interesting... Which of these costumes would you choose, Ser Kazunari?
It's cute! And a little comforting to know that we're all so alike, no matter where we're from.
[ as for the costume... he holds up this thing ]
...This one's pretty funny, huh?
[ as for the costume... he holds up this thing ]
...This one's pretty funny, huh?
[ IS IT FUNNY? HE DOESN'T GET IT. ]
... This ringleader looks quite haggard.
... This ringleader looks quite haggard.
[ On the way to the stage, guess what stumbles upon them... A lorg transparent bubble consumes them and now they're stuck. ]
Not again.
[ SLIME BUDDIES AGAIN except not as gross. ]
Not again.
[ SLIME BUDDIES AGAIN except not as gross. ]
[ Sweats profusely. ]
... Hopefully, naught unsightly, but 'twould be foolish to hope. Do steel yourself, Ser Kazunari.
[ Aymeric touches the bubble and a burst of color follows. It's difficult to tell the hue when the scene twists to illusion.
(from Through Fire and Blood)
As usual, war! Is bad! ]
... Hopefully, naught unsightly, but 'twould be foolish to hope. Do steel yourself, Ser Kazunari.
[ Aymeric touches the bubble and a burst of color follows. It's difficult to tell the hue when the scene twists to illusion.
(from Through Fire and Blood)
You wake up to the smell of scorched flesh and smoke... Hacking a storm as you steady yourself upright. Around you, you find the corpses of your unit strung along the Ever Lakes' many ponds. The forests once beautiful are tarnished, seared dark and deep into the earth by the horde's fire. Your comrades' armor the same, blackened as everything the horde left.
Dragons. You and yours are here because of dragons.
You remember now. Your unit was sent to the Ever Lakes to investigate a dragon sighting, but now you're here looking at the aftermath. Every time you close your eyes, you can vividly picture your comrades reaching for their weapons, but the fire breath immobilize them first... No voice reaches you, only a the whistle of a gale.
With a shaky breath, you pick yourself up onto you feet and start listing your priorities. You need to quickly scour for any survivors. You must return to Ishgard. You need to inform the dead's families of the grave news. You need to write a report. Even if your heart aches, you must march forward.
You, Aymeric de Borel, may be the sole survivor.
And for a moment you wonder why you're spared... Of all of the people in your unit, you of rumored and dirty heritage would survive. It's laughable, but you can't find it in you... You want to fall back onto your knees. You don't. You must press forward.
Quietly, you search through the corpses of your fellow countrymen. Some are unidentifiable, some lucky to to have their features unscathed, some half as lucky, but then you stumble upon someone breathing.
... You recognize him and you remember before you collapsed he was still fighting. Carefully, you move him to a rocky outcrop and call out to him in a commanding voice.
"Wake up! You weren't among the fallen as I recall!"
For blessing or curse, you and this other man survive this encounter... You must not waste this life.
As usual, war! Is bad! ]
And what story would that be, Ser Kazunari? You must have one in mind already for your ringleader background.
... Fortunately, those events were of a decade ago.
[ So he has made his peace with them, but— ]
Ser Kazunari, have you been inked with a tattoo?
[ So he has made his peace with them, but— ]
Ser Kazunari, have you been inked with a tattoo?
You are rather acting unlike yourself, so I assume you are cursed.
[ Mmm. ]
Aye. Ishgard has battled dragons for a millennia, but our unit was not quick to respond to an ambush. The horde was nimble.
[ Mmm. ]
Aye. Ishgard has battled dragons for a millennia, but our unit was not quick to respond to an ambush. The horde was nimble.
Asking that would be similar to asking why struggle to live. It should speak for itself.
You do now, Ser Kazunari. We all have our own hardships and I would say suffering is relative.
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