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Entry tags:
- !intro log,
- abigail hobbs; the hanged man,
- alina starkov; the hanged man,
- alucard; the hierophant,
- amos burton; the lovers,
- belle; strength,
- brad bakshi; the wheel of fortune,
- cirilla of cintra; the devil,
- coraline finch; the tower,
- emet-selch; the emperor,
- eponine thenardier; the hanged man,
- estinien wyrmblood; the hermit,
- geralt of rivia; the hanged man,
- gideon nav; strength,
- hector; the magician,
- himeka sui; the fool,
- homelander; judgement,
- jaskier; the sun,
- jolie ann harmony; justice,
- jon sims; the high priestess,
- julie lawry; the wheel of fortune,
- kiryu kazuma; the tower,
- link; strength,
- lloyd henreid; the lovers,
- louis; death,
- majima goro; the hanged man,
- martin blackwood; the empress,
- nadine cross; the world,
- nero (drakengard); the devil,
- peter parker (mcu); strength,
- phoenix wright; the lovers,
- roland deschain; death,
- sam wilson; justice,
- sasarai; judgement,
- some ovmennet; the empress,
- stephen strange; death,
- yennefer of vengerberg; the chariot,
- yuri lowell; the tower
INTRO LOG #2
Intro Log #2
It has been two months now since the initial group of summonings first took place. Castle Thorne, or at least the part above ground, is buzzing with a vibrant air of hope following the 'success' at the Singularity. Eager smiles and excited chattering are to be found in nearly every corner of the castle and surrounding town. The honored guests may find grateful looks turned their way more often than not. A new and brighter day seems to be dawning on the kingdom.
In the dungeons it's a different story entirely. The mood is somber and uneasy. The prisoner taken for trial has yet to return, and no word has come regarding her or her fate. There has been no mention of any further trials as of yet and guards seem to have little patience for unruly behavior or even conversation. Some seem to not even look at or acknowledge the prisoners at all.
[ Feel free to continue threads from the TDM here or start your own! As cell and room assignments will be short-lived due to this month's event, you're free to assume whichever cellmates and roommates you like instead of officially signing up as long as there are ICly no more than four people in a cell or room at once. ]
In the dungeons it's a different story entirely. The mood is somber and uneasy. The prisoner taken for trial has yet to return, and no word has come regarding her or her fate. There has been no mention of any further trials as of yet and guards seem to have little patience for unruly behavior or even conversation. Some seem to not even look at or acknowledge the prisoners at all.
[ Feel free to continue threads from the TDM here or start your own! As cell and room assignments will be short-lived due to this month's event, you're free to assume whichever cellmates and roommates you like instead of officially signing up as long as there are ICly no more than four people in a cell or room at once. ]
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Good in curry.
"You have hands," he points out. Link has met some humans here, and they also have hands, just like Hylians. Red deer don't have hands, so he must be something else. A race of deer people, like how the Rito resemble birds?
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"...Yes. I have hands," he says slowly, as if he's talking to an idiot. Which he might be. "I understand that this isn't common for red deer in this world?" Not that he really knows what a red deer would look like without hands. Horrifying, probably.
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But this deer has hands, talks, and can do magic. That all checks out.
"You're missing a leg, though. Did you lose it in battle?"
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He huffs, his nostrils flaring in irritation, which somehow still manages to look clear on a deer face. "If you must know, it was devoured."
It was devoured. By a wild animal he teased on a safari? By piranhas during a dramatic shipwreck? In a terrible plane crash where everyone drew straws to see who'd be eaten first? He's not going to go into more detail.
He crosses his arms in his lap, frowning at the strange human (?). "Now that we've cleared that up, I suppose it's my turn to ask pointed personal questions. Why are your ears pointed, when other humans have rounded ears?"
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"Oh," he says, somehow not at all surprised even after the deer-person doesn't elaborate. Maybe a moblin attack, Link silently guesses. What a shame someone like him hadn't been around to stop it. No wonder Louis seems to be studying offensive magic, he's only got one leg left.
For better or for worse, Link doesn't seem to mind that Louis is growing short with him.
"These?" The long ears flick. Now that it's been brought up, he does suppose that they're different from most of the others, save for Nero. But then, Hylians and Gerudos also differ by only a small handful of features. Link doesn't feel any more out of place here than he did traversing the towns and villages of the Gerudo desert, so he'd never thought to question it.
"I'm a Hylian. Humans are what the round-ear people call themselves, then?"
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"Hylian. I see. I suppose you and humans are from the same species." They basically look the same beyond the ears. Closer related than most canines, really. It'd be easy to mistake them for each other. "The round-eared people call themselves human, yes. Or so I've been told. I suppose you don't have them where you come from, either?"
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So the round-ears, he decides, are like the Gerudo: related to Hylians, but not exactly the same. Makes perfect sense.
"We have other races on Hyrule, but no humans," Link nods agreeably, and begins to list them off on his fingers as if poor Louis possibly cares this much about the details. "The Zora, they live in the water and look quite a bit like fish... the Gorons, they have bodies like stone... the Rito, they have feathers and wings and they're the best archers in Hyrule... the Gerudo, they live in the desert and look a lot like us, but taller and stronger. And Hylians."
He finishes with a gesture to himself.
You're welcome for the educational spiel, Louis.
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"Then you're out of place here as well." He gestures with his hand at the inhabitants of the library. "What is the relationship like between Hylians and the other species in your world?"
Does anyone eat anyone else is what he's really asking, but he's learned quickly that that's a pretty off-putting question for people who don't have regular devourings be a part of their life.
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At least this deer-person isn't asking anything Link can't answer. He isn't used to speaking quite this much, but it is strangely refreshing.
"We were allies," he answers. He has recalled that much. He knows that his father, a knight in the King's service, visited the royal family of the Zora Domain often. "After the war with the Calamity... all of our numbers are fewer than they were 100 years ago. Most keep to their own kingdoms. The older Zora especially still remember their losses, so they aren't fond of Hylians."
Link sighs softly, a tinge of guilt to it. His shoulders and pointed ears have drooped somewhat from his formerly confident stance. "I hope I have changed some minds. Calamity Ganon and his monster hordes grow stronger and more numerous every day."
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Louis wonders if his world is just the odd one out.
"I don't recommend troubling yourself with that. Matters of diplomacy and military alliances is decided based on strategy more than anything." Louis leans back in his chair with a self-possessed air, like he's been dealing with diplomacy and negotiation his whole life. "Either you convinced them that the smart move would be to ally with Hylians again, or you were never going to convince them."
Of course, there's the possibility that Link was just shitty at convincing them and didn't make his case well, but there's really no point in worrying about that either. If he did, then it's already done, and it's not like it'll affect either of them for now.
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"You sound like a politician," Link says, his head tilted slightly and his curiosity piqued. Somehow - perhaps through the guileless look on his face alone - he makes this observation sound like an earnest compliment. "Is that what you did back on your world?"
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"I suppose I did, in a way," he says cryptically. Anyone who jockeys for the position of Beastar is ultimately playing politics starting when they're thirteen. Making connections, solving problems, standing out. The same can be said for the leaders of criminal organizations, playing politics in the criminal underworld.
"Let's just say I'm used to negotiating between groups of people with overlapping and conflicting interests." He gestures with his hand, cocking his head. The movement is slight, but it looks grand with his whole crown of antlers moving with it. "Individual people can choose to do things for sentimental or altruistic reasons, but large groups of them rarely do. Large groups, like nations or organizations, will look after themselves first. If they think it's in their best interest to ally with you, then that is what they will do. If they think that it's wiser to forge an alliance with this 'Calamity Ganon' or stay out of the conflict entirely, then they will do that instead."
Unless, that is, the best interests of the nation's leader conflicts with the best interests of their people. In that case, the nation will almost always do what's in the leader's best interest, by virtue of the fact that the leader is making the decisions. But Louis has a feeling that the finer points of manipulation and negotiation will be lost on this one.
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But if the matter is really as simple as Louis says, then Link is sure there is no kingdom on Hyrule that would benefit from inaction. The choice should be clear to every Zora.
"I see!" Link announces, in the kind of tone that assures anyone listening that he has taken exactly what he needed out of Louis's explanation, and not a single word more. "I was fortunate to meet you here today, to set my mind at ease. Can I ask your name, deer-man?"
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"I'm pleased to be of service. My name is Louis. And you?"
He pauses a beat, but he really can't help but say-- "And I'm a deer. Not a deer-man. Just a deer."
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"I'm Link. I -"
He pauses for a beat, hesitating over what to call himself. He's used to introducing himself as a traveler, but they're all very far from home, here. Every one of them.
"- I was a knight of Hyrule."
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Louis supposes it's not so weird that other worlds would be in different 'time periods' than his. But even so, he doesn't think there was any time in which a single knight (a dumb but well-meaning one at that) was considered a proper diplomat in times of conflict.
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Well, to say nothing of the Calamity - the ideal life he'd always imagined as a knight of the royal guard was lost to him the moment he pulled the master sword and inherited all the responsibility he has now. Link is aware of this, but he tries not to think too long or too hard on it.
It's easier for him to simply shrug off the question.
"There aren't many of us left."