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 Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:02 pm
Confidence was such a funny thing. One one hand, it made you feel brave, it made you feel wonderful. Made you feel like nothing could get you, nothing could hurt you and nothing could stop you…but. On that same note, it made it hard to use caution, for what was the point when you knew you could handle whatever was thrown at you?
Periclase was feeling a rush of confidence right now, and though logically…she knew she should hold on to some caution…she didn’t want to.
Without hesitation, she made her way towards the aura of the Squire and moved to toss back one of her pigtails, only to remember that…she didn’t have them anymore. Hadn’t for months now but…wow. That was a habit that hadn’t been done for a while.
“You there. Hello darling. Are you up to donating a little energy for a good cause?” The good cause being her quota, and a little being enough to make her sleepy, obviously.
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:15 pm
Caer Sidi always felt good when she was out on patrol. As a Knight, she was strong and powerful and she'd managed, she though,t to do a lot of good since becoming a Squire.
There was so much for her to do, too; she got to go up to her Wonder often, and that meant interacting with all the lovely memories of her past self, and learning more about the life she'd lived.
It seemed sad, to Caer Sidi--a life locked away on her Wonder, never able to leave, protecting all the magical artifacts there.
She was prepared to fight, when she felt a Corrupt aura in the area. Ugh, if it was that jerk Adonis again, she was going to skip talking and just punch him in the face. At least there weren't civilians around for him to threaten, this time.
It was not him. It was some other Corrupt Senshi, and she was--what a brazen--!!
"What, are you friends with Adonis, or something? Has he told you that I'm some easy mark, willing to donate energy to anyone who asks? Because I'm not, and I don't appreciate you just...demanding such a thing!"
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:49 pm
For a moment, Periclase wasn’t sure that she heard correctly, and she blinked, trying to force her brain to process…had she demanded? She…had asked, hadn’t she? Perhaps she hadn’t said please but…it wasn’t a demand, there was no ultimatum of ‘give me your energy or die’…and who was Adonis? That wasn’t a name that she was familiar with.
“Um.” The word sounded flat. The word wasn’t even a word, so of course it sounded flat but.
“...I wasn’t…demanding? I was asking…I…I figured that you’d say yes if you wanted to, but there’s no need to bite my head off over it. I haven’t done s**t to you.”
As the confusion left her, Periclase narrowed her eyes, growing angrier by the moment and finally she scoffed. “You know what. ******** it. What’s the point of trying to be nice to all of you? What’s the point of any of it? The ones that I think are nice are traitors, the ones that I try to help verbally bite my head off, and when I ask you for a little energy, you start screeching at me like some stupid harpy!”
Laying her hand atop her lips, Periclase blew a kiss towards the Squire, her magic coming with it. “Hemlocks Bite.”Noir Songbird Hemlock’s Bite Periclase puts a hand to her lips and blows a kiss, which takes the shape of four bunches of hemlock flowers, if hit with one of the bunches of flowers, an opponent will experience mild effects of hemlock poisoning, including dizziness and trembling, as well as a painful sensation as though something bit them. The effects last for forty seconds and the attack can be used twice, hitting up to a total of eight opponents. If the bunches do not find a target within fifteen seconds, they dissipate and the attack is wasted. At most the bunches can travel fifteen feet away from Periclase.
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:36 pm
Caer Sidi crossed her arms, huffing, and gripped her fingers around the chain for her suncatcher. This was ridiculous, really, and she couldn't believe that this Senshi was acting so offended that Caer Sidi didn't appreciate being asked to donate her energy to the enemy.
"Why would I ever agree to give you energy, on my own, of my own free will? You people--you threaten innocent civilians, and I have no idea what nefarious purposes you use that energy for, but I will not contribute to it!"
It felt good, to be able to be angry. To be able to snap and bite, and know that her target deserved it, and know that she wasn't risking some poor innocent person.
She started to call on her magic--but the Senshi's hit her first, and she staggered, struck with a wave of dizziness that made her blink. It hurt, too, where the bunch of flowers had struck her shoulder--like she'd been bitten.
"Ow! Oh, of course, you act so offended that I won't talk to you, but then you attack me!"
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:42 pm
“Yeah. Yeah I’m pissed. Look, you prissy b***h. I wasn’t doing more than asking for a favor. I wouldn’t have taken much, and you could have said no. Did you ever think that this war goes on because people like you. People like you and that other b***h from the other night simply have no manners? You say rude things, act like you’re better than everyone just because you wear white. Let me tell you something. It doesn’t make you special.”
Periclase was trembling, truly angry, a strange red film beginning to rise up around her vision.
“It doesn’t make you special. It makes you a target. One of these days, you stupid b***h. One of these days someone won’t ask. Someone will just come up behind you and shove their hand in your chest, and crush that stupid little bright soul that resides there. And that’ll be it. That’ll be it and you’ll be gone. So. If I were you? I’d stop being such a b***h when it’s not warranted.”
Her fingers twitched and she wanted to be that person. She wanted to be the one to crush the starseed…wanted to be the one to snuff out this stupid Squire…but.
No.
Instead, she drew in a deep, calming breath and teleported away from the area.
She wasn’t going to be a murderer, no matter how much she wanted to be.
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:46 pm
Caer Sidi opened her mouth to snap back, but the threat left her feeling as if someone had dumped ice water on her head.
She took a shuddery, shocked breath. It was true, wasn't it? Someday, no matter what she did, some agent or Corrupt Senshi might just...shove a hand in her chest and rip out her soul, and that would be that. No matter what she did, no matter how bitchy or nice she was, no matter how well her magic protected her--as this Senshi's attack demonstrated, her magic couldn't protect her if she was taken by surprise.
She should have bit back some sharp remark. But instead, she was left with a crawling sense of dread.
And a desire to not be on Earth anymore.
So when the Senshi vanished, Caer Sidi fiddled with her signet ring, and focused, and vanished as well.
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