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 Posted: Sun May 14, 2023 8:00 pm
Gismondine was a General now. It wasn’t a new thing, but for once…now that he wasn’t simply cuddled up with Dresda, he had time to really think on what it meant…and what…he could do with it…and honestly?
He thought that he might just like to see about recruiting someone…about being worthy of this honor and not being given it so that he didn’t have to rely on anyone any longer…
There was a girl that the General had his eyes on, having seen her come out of a gym one day, and then again on a day the following week…that was some dedication…it was something good, someone who went to the gym was in better health that someone who didn’t…and she seemed around his own age so…it felt like a good idea.
He was hanging outside near the gym tonight, hoping that he would see the blonde girl once again. If he did…he would ask. If she said yes…he would recruit her…and if she said no…
Well…
He supposed that he’d get himself a starseed out of it, at least.
The thought made him feel a little queasy, but…if she said no he supposed that maybe he could simply keep trying to win her over…but no! This was going to go well, and when Gismondine got the girl in his line of vision, he drew in a breath and hopped out of the tree he had been sitting in. “Um…good…good evening. I’ve. Been seeing you around a little and wanted to ask you something…if…if you have a moment?”
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Posted: Sun May 14, 2023 8:41 pm
Okay so maybe it was a weee bit late to be doing a gym run but Gene needed to get out of the house. Tilly had been talk of all things Prom, graduation and end of the school year antics. Be it the school body or her own. Gene loved Tilly, truly she did but, hot damn she was not going through Highschool again. So she had dipped, trying to chase an adrenaline buzz all her own.
It worked, kinda.
Now, she was heading home in hopes that Tilly had calmed down even just a little bit.
Well, that was the plan anyway.
When something shot outta the tree, Gene jumped, bolting back a few step with a loud yelp. "What the hell?!" She wheezed. Who waited for someone in a tree?!
....
You know what, scratch that. She would.
"What do you want." She said slowly, eyeing the man before her. He didn't look like much, in fact, he looked like he'd get sick at any moment. But that didn't make him any less dangerous.
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 4:46 pm
“I…” Gismondine swallowed, wishing he had rehearsed what he wanted to say a bit more than he had, and wishing he had a spine...that worked. “I wanted. I wanted to offer you power. You seem as though you could be tough enough to handle it. That you might get bored with what’s going on in your life…you…”
He drew in a breath and tried to make himself stand taller than he was, tried desperately to be confident. Or…as confident as he could be.
“You look like someone who enjoys a challenge. And I would like to provide it, if you’re interested.”
Keeping his eyes on her, Gismondine teleported behind the girl and opened his arms wide, pleased that he was able to do it without stumbling out of nerves. “It would come with several perks, just so you’re aware. Teleportation is the least of it.”
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 7:28 pm
Gene eyed him warily.
"... Am.. I being jumped?" She said slowly. "Are you trying to rob me? Cause uh... Probably not the best idea to do it in front of a gym... Ya know, with witnesses???" Gene pointed over her shoulder, back the way she came.
Probably not the smartest thing she could have said, but oh well. Tilly was probably going to kill her again if she made the morning obits.
"Sure I like a challenge but what's that got to do wi-" The blonde yelped again as he disappeared, only to crash into him... behind her? She blinked, staring at him for a long moment as she tried to process things.
"...I have several questions." Gene said slowly.
At least she wasn't getting robbed. Yet.
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 9:26 am
Gismondine couldn’t stop the slight grin that spread across his face and he nodded to her, looking pleased. “I like questions. Go on and ask as many as you need. No, I’m not robbing you, and no you’re not being jumped. This is an honest proposal for you to become more than what you are, and I think that I’ve gotten you at least a little bit interested…?”
And that in turn made his own confidence rise, and Gismondine watched her with a pleased expression now. “What questions do you have? I…I’ll do my best to answer what I can, but if it’s about the teleportation, yes, you’ll be able to do it but not until you’ve proved that you’ve earned it. We don’t let the new recruits just flit around like that…but. You’ll get there. I’m sure…”
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 6:30 pm
"Uuuuh how. What.." Gene sighed. Perhaps she should start with the basics. "Who. Who are you." She said, rubbing at her temple. "Yes, there is some slight interest. It's not every day someone does something like that." Gene waved a hand at him vaguely.
Then she made a face, snorting. "Wow." She said flatly. "You pull your best card and then tele me I can't even do it from the get go? That should have been something you told me after I signed up for whatever this is. Ya know, kinda like 'Oops, about that'. Gotta admit, not the strongest selling point bud." That might have killed her interest. At least a little bit. "Who are you, what are you and if I can't do that, what can I do."
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 7:16 pm
“W-well I can’t just lie to you! And…it is something you’ll get access to the harder you work so it’s not like it…ah.”
He rubbed a hand down his face and held it out to the girl. “I’m General Gismondine. And I want you to join the Negaverse. We’re a great organization and you seem like you could do good with us. At least, you have potential from what I’ve seen of you…n-not that it’s been much but. Still…ah.”
Gismondine made a face. “Also um. If you say no I’ll kind of have to kill you, so that’s really the worst thing that you could say…because you see…ah.”
He bypassed her hand and moved his own into her chest, lightly holding on to her starseed, just like what was done to him so long ago…though. He was being far more gentle.
“You can manipulate souls…I suppose that’s the best way to look at it. We can..well, when you’re a General like me, you can bring souls into the Negaverse…grant magic…powers…a weapon…it…it’ll suck at first but. Again. As you get stronger…it’ll get better…but. If you don’t want to…I can just take your soul and…that’s that…”
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 8:05 pm
"You very well can lie! You just did! Technically!"
Gene narrowed her eyes, staring him down. "So... Technically yes. I am being jumped and rob-" Her words cut off as she gave a shriek of surprise.
What... the absolute. <********! Okay." She yelled. "Sure, fine. Whatever. Just get the ******** off me." ...Out of her? Whichever. She didn't want to think too hard on that.
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 8:11 pm
Gismondine gave a sympathetic smile and nodded. “...G-good answer. I’m proud of you. You…you see? I told you that you had spunk so…ah…”
s**t. Now he actually had to do the awakening…it couldn’t be too difficult…just…concentrate and…don’t ******** it up! Easy peasy.
His hold on the girl’s starseed grew far more gentle and again, Gismondine gave a smile, though it was filled with apology this time. “...It will hurt a little bit, I can’t stop that, but it’s worth it…I promise it’s worth it.”
And gently he began pushing chaos into the starseed, his eyes growing brighter as she changed.
And when a new Lieutenant stood before him, Gismondine withdrew his hand and absolutely grinned. “...Lieutenant…Rhodochrosite. It’s very nice to meet you.”
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 5:27 pm
At first, nothing hurt. Then all at once, everything felt like it was on fire. It was over as quickly as it began. She stood there for a long moment, staring into space before snapping back to reality. "What... What just happened." She said, before glancing at herself. Well damn. She cleaned up good. "Rhodowhatnow?" Was that suppose to be her? "Rhodo... Rhodocrosite?" She tried again.
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:12 pm
“Yum, y-yeah. Rhodochrosite. It’s the name that you’ll go by while you’re powered up like this…it will keep you safe…and those around you safe too it…”
He rubbed the back of his neck in an awkward, almost uncomfortable way and chewed his bottom lip for a moment. “It wil keep those around you safe too…it lets you have a new identity when you’re like this, so nobody will be able to put two and two together…ah…to go back to who you were before, just think about yourself. What you look like…what you were wearing, and then…”
He demonstrated and a moment later, General Gismondine was gone and Nelson stood in his place, giving a small, self deprecating smile. “If you want, I’m happy to get you dinner and explain everything else?”
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2023 5:03 pm
She blinked, trying to process everything.
New name, new look... New... a lot of things.
Oh boy, maybe she bit off more then she had realized.
Rhodochrosite stared at the General for a long second before he was the boy from before, and Rhodo made a face. "Wait wait wait, so we're some secret agency thing but it as easy to become that by thinking about it? That seems a little... I don't know. Counter productive?" She tried it herself, thinking about the civilian side of things, and soon enough the fancy new outfit faded into what she'd been wearing prior.
"You... may have to explain this a few times for me to get it." She admitted.
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2023 4:57 pm
Nodding, Nelson agreed. “I can…I can do that. It…took me quite a long time to really understand too, but at least…you will have me for any questions or worries that you have and…I won’t be going anywhere. I promise.”
He wasn’t the best at this…he…honestly didn’t think he was good at much but…he won’t leave her alone. Wouldn’t let her be confused as he had been…he…would be a better General than what he had been given.
It was a vow, and something that Nelson truly believed in.
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