#I also miss my little guy snufkin

[ccarrot]

i literally cannot wait for moominvalley s4 i literally cannot wait.

#I MISS MOOMIN #I also miss my little guy snufkin #i love mooominvalley #that was my biggest hyperfixation last year.

[fizzingwizard]

Five: the one you've been waiting for, about Moomintroll!!

It is so much fun to go on a rescue mission to find Moomintroll. The bittersweet beginning, with Moomintroll sad as Snufkin leaves for the winter, and Snufkin's dread when he returns in spring to havoc and no Moomintroll... mwah. Love it

Goodness Snufkin chill out would ya

Snufkin might love you, Moomin, but that doesn't mean pics of your body gone splat in the mud isn't absolutely getting posted on his Instagram

So in this game Moomintroll is pretty angelic. He doesn't have a bad word to say about anyone. It's nitpicking of me, but yeah, that take isn't for me. I like my hospitable, awkward, endlessly tolerant Moomins with a pinch of spice. Actually it's rather funny because so much of the game characterization seems to pick off the cartoon, but Snufkin and Moomintroll themselves are just so nicey-nice...? At least we spend enough time with Snufkin to hear him take a few digs at the other colorful characters lol.

I MISSED TAKING A CAP OF SNUFKIN FALLING ON HIS ASS that would have been perfect revenge too ugghh

BUT THE PIGGYBAAAACK

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH

[fizz.exe has stopped working]

Can't get over how cuuuute this is. If the whole game sucked, it would still have been worth it just for this ending haha. Btw I will definitely have a piggyback in a fic some day and this is the inspiration xP

I love how Snufkin's flower-covered hat blends right in with the flower bed when they're hiding teehee

So theme again. When Snufkin hurts his foot, he encourages Moomintroll to go on without him. But Moomintroll says no, we'll go together, hence piggyback. This is my favorite way the theme comes out, and not just because it's cute, but because it involves Moomintroll overtly offering to help and then really helping. Not needing to be coaxed and indulged or endured first. Yes, in the real world there are all types and we all need to get along. But Snufkin accepts nearly all help, talks to everyone kindly (much more kindly than they are to him!), and isn't even wrong when he tells Moomintroll to go on without him - neither does he make a fuss about going together anyway.

So what growth is he supposed to have here? He doesn't decide to not leave in winter anymore (and I certainly wouldn't want him to). The story is like "Snufkin learned something" and it's... that he should keep being friends with the people he's already friends with? Even though he never said he planned on doing otherwise...? Or are we just punishing him for daring to go on loner adventures period? Maybe a cut scene showing him running away from the Fillyjonk or avoiding parties or something would have helped frame things better, but as it is - I fully understand what the story wants to say, I just don't believe it actually says it.

Take this scene. In essence, I don't have a problem with it. But, since when does Snufkin kick people out of Moominvalley? More likely he's the one skedaddling... "But it's the Park Keeper!" So? In Moominsummer Madness he destroys the park but the Park Keeper still is the one with authority, so it's Snufkin who tries to leave. That's minor, though, what bugs me more is this "Moomins tolerate everyone!" bit. Of course it's not bad...! But Moomins definitely do not tolerate everyone and go to lengths to drive certain types away... Including potential romantic threats haha. This isn't a complaint, the game just goes in a different direction than what I prefer when it comes to Moomins. But Moomintroll is a little over the top, that's all I'm saying...

"He just dammed the river without asking and imprisoned all the animals and caused a forest fire... But I'm sure deep down he's a nice guy"

psst fizz it's a game for kids...!

yeah i know it's my blog and I'll bitch if I want to bitch if I want to bitch if I want to

I digress. The point is how cute these two obviously are. Gaaah. The piggyback 💕💕💕 Also Snufkin's little (>m<) face!

#moomin #snufkin #snufkin spoilers #snufkin melody of moominvalley #snufkin melody of moominvalley spoilers

[smooth-goat]

tumblr ate the ask but.

@sludgemetalsnufkin asked a question:

For the ask meme, 19, 29, 20, and 22 because I'm selfishly curious about it because I hate titling fics and you always come up with such beautiful, often botanically-themed titles and I'm always like :U. 37 if you're comfortable with answering it, same for 63 regarding A&A so far. Also 74 and 75. I'm nosey [chinhands]

19. Do you enjoy creating OCs or do you prefer to stick solely to canon characters?

I do enjoy creating OCs, but I prefer writing canon characters. I think it's really fun to analyze existing works and build an understanding of a character from there. Put this guy in a situation.

20. Do you prefer writing AUs or canon fics?

I like both, but I do enjoy an AU. Mostly because I enjoy contemporary political commentary, and so having textual interactions with modern institutions makes that plain and easy.

22. Do you title your fics before, during, or after the writing process?  How do you come up with titles?

During, very occasionally after. Usually I just have a placeholder title which is either just a simple description or a little joke. Once I know more about the piece, its tone and themes and plot, I can figure out what to aim for in a title. I like using floriography (the Victorian language of flowers), and I have a spreadsheet (surprising no one) of different flowers and their meanings. I also have an illustrated book on floriography that I can pull from if my spreadsheet is insufficient. In a similar vein, chapter titles are usually based on a small detail that acts as a microcosm of the whole chapter. "Lashon Hora" after a few lines of gossip but also about harsh truths better left unsaid as a whole. "12 fluid ounces" about the limited caffeine intake during pregnancy but also about all the limitations and the ways Snufkin is now missing out in participating in the world the way he used to.

29. What’s something about your writing that you’re proud of?

jfdksla i think i can write effective punchy lines — the end of a chapter, a revelation, an impactful dialogue. there are good emotional little moments

37. What fic has been the hardest for you to write?

hardest to write is a&a, specifically the sex scenes. they've taken (and are taking lol) ages to get through, just because i don't have the practice in them

63. What was the hardest part of writing [acacia & asphodel]?

I've definitely found the sex scenes the hardest to write. A lot of coordination, making sure everything logically makes sense. It's also just like a lot of little moments that I have to get the order and pacing right so it is logical and thematically relevant. also lso these are the first sex scenes I've written, so naturally it's just something I'm not very practiced at.

74. Do you have a fic you wish got a bit more love?

Eh, I don't like to think too much in that vein. I've tried a lot to make myself content knowing that I'm writing niche stuff and that with that comes a small audience.  Almost all of my favorite things I've written have gotten well under a thousand hits. It's just how it goes.

75. Is there a particular fic that readers gravitated towards that you didn’t expect?

"Midnight Rendezvous" and "Moonlit Stroll" definitely both got more attention than I expected (and tbh more than I think they deserve jfadskl). I guess it's not so unexpected that it would be these fics out of my library, given that I wrote them in 2020 and they are the most fluffy of what I've done. But they got a lot more hits than I anticipated, especially since I only had like one or two fics written already and had no reputation.

#ask meme #birdsong #asked and answered #ask #a&a

[hanekdrawsmoomins]

Love all of your work. Here is an idea for your Moomin College Au

As I child snufkin had ran away from home multiple times, only because he would go for a walk and just forget to come home.

It's become such a common things that his family no longer reports him as a missing person.

Hi! oh, thank you so much <3

Well you’re not wrong! Except, I wouldn’t call it “running away”, it’s not that serious. Snufkin isn’t unhappy in his home, but he does get tired, very tired actually and it’s not something he can help. He’s always been a loner and over the years he’s been getting more independent. Right now his family is just used to him disappearing all the time and trusts him to take care of himself and always come back in one piece. Of course when he was younger there were some restrictions, he had to tell when and where he’s going and couldn’t come back too late, Mymble is not insane xd but now that he’s 18 he just comes and goes as he likes.

But yeah he loves and appreciates his family and isn’t mistreated by his mom or siblings. Mymble is not that terrible of a mom in my au, actually. I mean yeah she made some not that great decisions in her life but she loves all her kids and would never let anyone hurt them. That’s the reason her children don’t really care about the men she brings home, they just know they’ll always be more important than any random guy she’s dating and can feel safe. She’s also a very fun mom, although she lets things get a bit too chaotic. And yeah, she can be a little careless.. Snufkin enjoys the freedom he has but deep deep down he wishes someone would care and worry about him more. Not that he’d ever admit it.

I went completely off topic didn’t I dksfjhjk You can’t let me ramble too much

#ask #moomin college au

[vilmublue]

I’m not a very big Moomin expert or anything, but based on what I know I think Snufkin from the new 2019 show Moominvalley is my favourite version of him. I love the Snufkin from the earlier show, but I relate to and I’m very interested in the way they portray this Snufkin. He is voiced by Edvin Endre, who himself explained he did not want to imitate the former and gave the character a more youthful voice (Snufkin and Moomintroll are explicitly teenagers in this version). I’ve seen some people questioning what is his accent–he’s Swedish (fitting, as the Moomins’ creator Tove Jansson was a Swedish-speaking Finn and the story itself takes place somewhere around Sweden and Finland).

Snufkin is a calm philosophical wanderer who enjoys his own solitude, nature and playing and expressing himself through his harmonica. He’s an expert at living in nature, prefers to have very little material possessions and values freedom. In turn, he hates controlling authority figures and rules. He is greatly admired for his independence and wisdom, especially by small forest critters who don’t have much self-confidence of their own. After he befriended the Moomins, he stays in Moominvalley but always leaves south during winter and returns in spring when the Moomins wake up from hibernation. Him being able to go and leave how he pleases is extremely important for him, though his best friend Moomintroll always misses him greatly as a result.

With all these characteristics, Snufkin is generally considered the ’cool’ character, both by the viewers and the other characters. However, he does hide some insecurities of his own, and one adaptation is explored in great detail in this 2019 version. According to Edvin, Snufkin has always identified with solitude and he is conflicted between being attached to Moominvalley (especially Moomintroll) and being on his own. Notably, he doesn’t seem that close to the other cast in this version, with Moominpappa (who is not the most delicate with words) calling him an ’odd fellow’ and ’antisocial’. I’ve also noticed that this Snufkin is not above getting some slapstick and silly moments.

In the second episode where he is introduced, we learn a lot. Snufkin is returning to Moominvalley as always, but this time he’s late and has a hard time creating his yearly spring tune. He is frustrated and imagines a pile of snow as Moomintroll, explaining to him he’s not ready to come back yet and apologising that he can’t think of him right now. He gets more and more frustrated when he notices he’s followed by one of those admiring forest critters and grumpily tells him to leave, as he cannot create music when he’s being watched. But the overly talkative creature comes closer anyway and fanboys over Snufkin, who gets really uncomfortable and says you can never be free if you admire someone too much, a feeling he himself knows.

Both figuratively and literally the critter gets too close for comfort, asking Snufkin to give him a name (apparently, the creature is considered so insignificant he doesn’t have one) and talking about how much Moomintroll always misses Snufkin and how close the two are. While he has tried to be nice and control his anger (quite poorly, but still), Snufkin lashes out and says he goes when it suits him and maybe he doesn’t go at all. The sad critter attempts to leave, but Snufkin quickly feels bad and gives him an unique name-Teety-Woo. Teety-Woo is overjoyed, feeling he now has an identity, and quickly leaves when Snufkin isn’t looking. Realizing he is all alone, Snufkin suddenly gets sad and starts to feel massive loneliness, and looks for Teety-Woo in vain. He feels so alone, he feels it’s not like him and he must be ill.

Afterwards, he has a nightmare where he wakes up and continues to move towards Moominvalley, getting more and more desperate, even when he loses his beloved harmonica and a bunch of branches and roots try to grab and restrain him (SYMBOLISM). He smiles in relief when he sees the Moominhouse and a light in Moomintroll’s room. He walks past a hedgehog, who suddenly talks to him and mocks him, telling him there’s no point to come back because he’s been gone so long no one remembers him anymore. Snufkin is bothered by this, but gets even more determined to reach Moomintroll and climbs the ladder to his window. But much to his surprise, he sees Moomintroll has ‘replaced’ him and is happily playing with Teety-Woo. Snufkin is so shocked he falls down the ladder and wakes up from the nightmare shouting for help. He meets Teety-Woo again in friendly terms, confirms that the critter hasn’t actually went to Moominvalley and admits he really wants to see Moomintroll and finally creates his spring tune. You’d expect a very emotional reunion after all of this, but instead Snufkin acts very cool and restrained and formal, not telling Moomintroll about his worries nor giving a hug Moomintroll clearly wanted.

Another part I found interesting and very relatable as someone who gets anxious during parties; some time later, Snufkin is in a party with Moomintroll, likely invited by him, but despite smiling doesn’t seem comfortable. According to him, he doesn’t dislike people, but he sometimes feels trapped in social situations and needs to be alone for some time. When Moomintroll leaves to refill their drinks, Snufkin instantly gets visibly uncomfortable looking at the people around him and anxiously grasps his hands. When Moomintroll returns, Snufkin has left without a word, feeling too overwhelmed to stay any longer. He feels guilty and assures he will go back when telling this story to Little My (it’s very sweet to me that he feels relaxed hanging with Little My of all people and tells her about his feelings, which could be foreshadowing the possibility that they’re half-siblings like in the original stories). Long story short, Snufkin gets into a conflict with a park keeper after he bumps into his fence and regulation signs while trying to relax in the nature. Due to a misunderstanding, Moomintroll and Snorkmaiden are blamed for his vandalism and get locked in jail, making him feel even more guilty. He attempts to rescue them and then takes their place in jail as he confirms they’re innocent (and Snufkin obviously really isn’t a fan of being locked up or bossed around by police). Moomintroll comes up with a plan to get him out quicker which at first seems like a great punishment. Snufkin doesn’t realize Moomintroll’s plan at first and believed Moomintroll was truly angry with him, and genuinely felt ’it’s all he deserves’ after leaving Moomintroll at the party (ouch).

Snufkin can be too distant and Moomintroll can be too dependant, but the narrative never treats either of them as the bad guy for it. Snufkin doesn’t want to be vulnerable in front of Moomintroll and feels needing someone besides himself will hold him back, while Moomintroll is so attached to Snufkin it can make him feel bad but he doesn’t voice his discomfort because he wants to respect Snufkin’s boundaries. They just need to get better at communication and be more honest about their feelings, and the series seems to be leading up to this.

#Moomin #Snufkin #Moomintroll #Teety Woo #Little My #Snufmin #cartoons #analysis #vilmu posts #long post

[soukoku-rivals]

The internet is back!

And so am I!

This is just an extra post to let you know I updated all the links in the previous pages and also that amazing dsknsk translated chapter 3.5 into Dutch. LINK IS HERE, check it out.

On a side note, tumblr seems to be eating all their messages to me unless it’s a private chat message or anonymous ask. Does anyone know what’s wrong with that?

Also, since I’m here, and I have a day off after 5 days of 12 hours horrid shifts at work I decided to make myself feel better and reply to all your comments today and add some chapter/volume notes to the update tomorrow.

Scratch that, as I started answering the comments it turned into me rambling about everything and anything. It’s all a mess down there, read at your own risk.

I love Fyodor. He’s supposed to be the bad guy but he’s just so amazing. Not only voiced by my absolutely favourite VA but also the type of character I love most [which is basically the same type of character Akira Ishida voices most of the time and I’m perfectly fine with that]. That means I’ll take great care drawing him every time and he will probably look soft and nice until he stabs you in the back. Even then he’ll look all soft and nice about it.

I mean, come on, this guy voiced Xellos. The love of my life. I’m Aro/Ace [by the way, happy Pride Month!] and if people I speak with about that keep insisting I ‘just haven’t found the right person yet’ I usually end up saying ‘of course, nobody is as perfect as Xellos’ and tell them about all my endless love for that jerk. They just leave the subject thinking I’m crazy.

Xellos is just the best, he was my first trickster and he made me love all the fictional and mythological tricksters there are. I often doodle him at work, alone or with other tricksters or having fun with Loki [a trickster] and Lex.

Or having lots of fun killing people when I’m in a bad mood.

Yes, I pin these on the corkboard in my room.

My love for Xellos carries over to Fyodor. To be honest, he is the reason I even started watching BSD. I sometimes check if Akira Ishida ever voices interesting characters and Fyodor looked like a fun one. So here we are. You can thank Fyodor for this comic.

Oh, how I love your comments, they always sound so excited. Make me feel I actually do a good job with this story. The internet is back only since yesterday evening, but I’ve been stalking my own blog on my phone over the last few days and let me tell you - you always make me smile, you wonderful person you! If I could, I would hug you.

It sound crazy but I swear, I’m not drunk or anything, just happy to be back.

It’s been a few years since Alex and Chuuya last saw each other. The only way they would recognise each other would be by the numbers and since Lex was unconscious and Chuuya always covers his tattoo [the hospital scene when he didn’t have his choker on was a nightmare] of course, Chuuya didn’t realise it was Alex he helped rescue. I had Atsushi only use his last name for the same reason. It was all very awkward. I’m glad it’s all out there now.

Again, the link is HERE, check it out!

Ahhh! So am I >.< we get to the good parts now!

I don’t think I had an origin of the choker in this story, if I did, I can’t remember. We can go with that!

I’m happy my comic can be of help! Good luck with your exams!

Your commets and reblogs are relief for my stress at work. That and my doodles. Did I say I doodle a lot at work? Well, lately I’m in Moomin fandom so most of my doodles have Moomin and Snufkin in them. However, the worse mood I am in at work, the darker the doodles get. So, even though the Moomin fandom is so nice and soft, I have doodles of possesed Snufkin holding a bloody knife or some mysterious, tentacle monter sneakily attacking him in the lake.

Aaand only after I wrote that last sentence I realised we’re here in an anime fandom and there’s only one thing tentacles want to do with people and I really did not mean in that way. I should hide that picture somewhere deep in a drawer so nobody can see it now.

But Moomins also help me keep calm. There were a few pictures where they’re still nice and cuddly.

The second one someone either threw away or took it because I left it where i leave all my pictures while my shift is in and it was missing the next day. Such a shame.

This reblog and comment combined with my love for Moomins made me think of an alternative way the story could go now.

Fyodor, poor sod, is just lonely. He knows nobody likes him and nobody would trust him since he’s such a bad villain so he erases Chuuya’s memories to befriend him. If Chuuya doesn’t remember him, he can’t hate him, right?

He takes Chuuya on a holiday, to the Disneyland or somewhere, and they have some happy gay time together and everything is nice and fun and nobody tries to kill anyone. And they fall in love. But than Chuuya gets his memories back [courtesy of Dazai] and Fyodor is devastated, he thinks Chuuya will hate him even more now. But Chuuya is such an awesome person and says ‘If you wanted go to Disneyland together, you should’ve just say so. I love Disney!’

And they get back together, though they never really broke up. And Dazai is like ‘alright, if it means Fyodor stops killing people I’m fine with that.’ He’s not fine. Obviously. Jealous little bastard, he hides it well, though. But Chuuya knows. Chuuya still has feelings for Dazai and they are mutual. And Fyodor knows as well. Guess what? Fyodor reminds Chuuya he has two hands and they all live happily ever after in an polyamorous relationship. The and.

But that’s not how this story goes.

I love brainwashing in fiction. I love it so, so much, nearly as much as I love Fyodor. So yeah, heh heh... um... you know, have fun reading next chapter, I guess.

Oh, I have a big thing planned for their reunion. Just you wait.

So, that’s it. I hope I didn’t miss anything. Have a lovely day!

#bungou stray dogs #Nakahara Chuuya #chuuya nakahara #Chuuya #bsd chuuya #dazai x chuuya #Dazai Osamu #bsd dazai #moomin #moominvalley #xellos #slayers #update #ramblings #i don't know what i do with my life #i need help

[hurryupsnufkin]

9. Crossover

There was an overwhelming feeling of relief as Wirt saw an opening in the trees. Finally, after walking for what felt like days there was an ending to this dark, awful forest. Greg danced about and sang without noticing anything, as usual. Beatrice sat on Wirt's shoulder, annoyed that they had all gotten lost once again. Then, all of a sudden, her face lit up. There was gentle, cheerful harmonica music floating through the air. What wonderful music! It was much better than Greg's loud singing and much more relaxing too. Something about it felt awfully familiar. As they left the forest and approached a river, they noticed a boy sat on the riverbank playing harmonica. A fishing rod sat next to him dangling into the water. Just a little way further down the river, next to a bridge, there was a tent pitched with a campfire just outside. Across the bridge and up a long path, there was an unusual looking house that was both blue and cylindrical. Beatrice couldn't help flying ahead and landing on the brim of the boy's hat, joining in on the song. The boy didn't seem to be bothered by her, only opening one eye to glance at her before he kept on playing. They continued the song until Wirt and Greg finally caught up to them. Wirt hovered awkwardly a few feet away, as Greg ran straight to them completely unconcerned. "Excuse me, mister musician-guy! Can you tell us the way home?" The boy put his harmonica in his pocket and hummed thoughtfully. "Depends on whose home you're looking for." "Well..." Wirt shifted uncomfortably. "Ours?" "Oh yes, I've also misplaced my home before." The boy said, nodding at the tent. "It always comes back to me in the end though. I wouldn't worry too much." "But our home isn't a tent! It's a-a house! Wi-with walls! It couldn't have moved!" "But if it hasn't moved, why don't you know where it is?" "We're lost!" The boy blinked. "Oh, lost, you say? Then you should probably talk to Moominmamma. I believe she has a cure for that." He tilted his head pointedly towards the round, blue house. Greg tugged on the boy's coat. "Is Moominmamma your mamma?" The boy looked surprised. "No, she's my friend Moomin's mamma." Well, that explained the name. Wirt and Greg went ahead to the house, as Beatrice settled comfortably on the boy's hat, saying that she would catch up to them later. "It's good to see you again, Beatrice." "It's good to see you too, little brother." "Oh my, feeling sentimental, are you?" "You can shut up!" "Mymble was worried when you disappeared without saying anything. It's not like you to run off." "Unlike you." "But you've been cursed, haven't you? Can't I help somehow?" "No, I-I need to fix this myself." Out of all her siblings, Beatrice knew that Snufkin would be the only one to understand that. He nodded. "Alright then, I won't interfere. On one condition." She squinted at him suspiciously. Snufkin never threatened conditions when promising not to get involved. He loved when everyone left him alone and he extended the same courtesy to all his siblings. Usually. "What is it?" "Go say hello to Little My. She's staying at Moominhouse and she's missed you, not that she'll admit it." Beatrice considered this, then agreed. She had missed her sister, all of her siblings, too.

#Mune #Mune Day Nine #Moomin #Snufkin #Wirt #Beatrice #OTGW

[babyybitchhh]

I've sent some KNY requests. Maybe I'll send some for other characters.. Black Clover, Dr. Stone, HxH, JJBA. Am I missing any series?

Hmm, I think that pretty much covers the basics, anon. I have also written for Osomatsu-san, Mob Psycho 100, Banana Fish and Moomin (just Snufkin so far, though Joxter is hrrmm) but shows like One Punch Man, Gintama, Lupin III, Golden Kamuy and Haikyuu are possible options too. When I said I watch a disgusting amount of anime, I really did mean it guys. Don’t doubt my innate ability to waste an ungodly amount of time.

Not that you asked or anything, but my all time favorite anime is Yu Yu Hakusho sooo that’s also on the table. If any of you haven’t yet partaken, do yourself a favor and get on it. It’s great. 

Can I also just take this moment to squeeze in a little tidbit about myself? I’m seriously considering paying for a Funimation Now account when I’m done with Naruto JUST so I can watch Dragon Ball in its entirety. Vegeta was my very first anime husbando, I feel like I owe it to him to revisit that period of my life and I just don’t have enough free space to torrent all those episodes, ya’ dig?

[enbyleighlines]

mushipper713 replied to your post “Who wants to hear about my modern au moomin headcanons?”

Oooh I love this au X3 what cloths style do you think each character has or do they still look as they always have (no cloths at all lol) and does Snufkin have a car for his travels or is he still a travel by foot guy?

Sorry for replying to this so late

BUT okay so moomins and snorks still wear accessories and maybe jackets when it’s cold but they’re still got enough fur that they don’t need to wear clothes (and most don’t because otherwise they might overheat)

That being said, Moomin wears a lot of scarves because they billow majestically in the wind and also because he’s a bit of a hipster. Most of them are gifts from Snorkmaiden and Snufkin. Snorkmaiden’s scarves are generally high quality, soft, and fashionable. Meanwhile, Snufkin likes to gift Moomin with scarves with ridiculous patterns and/or color combinations on them. Moomin appreciates every single scarf he is gifted.

Snorkmaiden still likes to wear jewelry, like her golden anklet, such as hair pins, rings with big gaudy gems on them, and of course, a bow on her tail. She probably also got her ears pierced, and wears little studs, or the types of earrings you could get at Claire’s. Because her ears move so much, she’s not into dangling earrings.

Snufkin dresses exclusively in hand-me-downs and stuff he got at the local thrift store. Nothing he wears matches. His sense of style is a weird mix of vintage hippie and modern-day hipster.

Miss Mymble also enjoys vintage clothing, though her style is more 50′s while Snufkin’s is a mix of 70′s, 90′s, and today. She especially loves poodle skirts and funky prints/patterns that look like they came from a couch cushion or a curtain.

Little My went through a goth phase. She owned a lot of red plaid skirts, combat boots, and band tees. It was a short-lived phase, but she still has quite a few black items left over from it. Otherwise, she dresses plainly but fashionably. She’s tuned into all the newest trends, though she’s quick to ditch them once they become “mainstream” popular.

Sniff once got an expensive watch as a birthday present and now he wears it every single minute of every day. He is convinced he will be buried with that watch.

ALSO Snufkin is neither a “car for his travels” or “travel by foot” guy. He owns an electric scooter. He’s had it for like seven years now and he really needs to replace the battery but he refuses to move on to a new model.

#mushipper713 #moomins #snufkin #moomin #snorkmaiden #little my #sniff #miss mymble #replies #long post

[geminiamethyst]

The Phoenix. Chapter 4: Still Fighting.

Kyun winced a little as he felt light pressure on his wrists. It wasn’t enough to hurt him, but it was enough to figure out what was going on. Shin was getting hurt again. It took all his strength to not literally punch a wall. Instead he was just pacing and trying to think of ways he could hurt the man as punishment for hurting Shin. Mumrik had accidentally fallen asleep from where he was still sitting, his head leaning on the wall, tilting a little to the side. He had been so silent that no one knew how long he had been asleep for. Neither Kyun nor Ken had the heart to wake him up. After a day like today, he had been emotionally drained and no one could blame him for falling asleep. Ken sat down on the cot again, briefly looking over his flute to make sure it wasn’t damaged during the whole ordeal. He looked up at Kyun pacing and started to feel a little annoyed.

“Kyun?” He said, partially trying to be quiet as to not disturb the sleeping Snufkin. Kyun stopped pacing and looked at him. “I hate to sound fussy or anything but can you please stop pacing? You’ll make yourself dizzy.”

“Sorry. I’m just trying to restrain myself from breaking my hand on the wall.” Kyun sighed leaning against the cell wall.

“Let me guess. Shin’s been hurt?” Ken asked, pulling his fringe from his eyes.

“Yeah! And I swear that if anything else has happened to him-“ Kyun sneered, his voice suddenly rising a little.

“Sh! Keep your voice down!” Ken hissed, gesturing at Mumrik. Kyun looked down at him, seeing him shift a little but didn’t wake up. Kyun was honestly quite surprised that anyone would fall asleep whilst under these circumstances. He couldn’t blame Mumrik falling asleep though. This day has been rough for everyone.

“Sorry. I just really want to punch that guy and show him a thing or two.” He said, dropping his voice to a more quiet volume.

“I get it! Believe me, I do. If I were in your position, I’d probably do the same thing.” Ken agreed. He slipped his flute back into his coat. “But trust me Kyun, this might be more serious than we know. One slip is all it takes and it might not just be this maniac that we have to worry about.” Kyun breathes in through his nose deeply and let it all out in one slow breath through his mouth. He looked up and his eyes narrowed at the vent. There was no word from Snuf since he had entered the vent. At first he barely had much of a reason to worry too much. However, considering it was now dark, he had started to become more worried. Not just for Shin but, admittedly, for Snuf as well. If he had been caught, there goes their only chance of escaping. Yes, it had worked once before, but that was because Snuf hadn’t been captured with the others when Gnos locked them up. This meant that he was able sneak in without anyone knowing that he was missing from his cell, because he was never locked up in the first place. The guards will notice the missing Snufkin soon, and that will increase the chance that he may be caught.

“How long does it take for one Snufkin to find a blasted key anyway?” Kyun asked, his shoulders tensing up. Ken looked up at the vent, concern crossing his face just as well as Kyun’s. “You don’t think Snuf ran into some trouble do you?”

“I doubt it. We might have heard something. We need to give him more time.” Ken muttered.

“I hate to say it, but time might not be enough.” Kyun said, his fists clenching so much that his fingernails almost broke the skin on his palm. The door suddenly sounded like it was being unlocked. Mumrik jolted awake in so much surprise that he thought he would hit the ceiling. He straightened his hat a little just as Shin was pushed through the door. And he looked like he was going to break down. His eyes were wide and his face looked pale. His form was shaking, whether it was from adrenaline or shock no one could tell. It was quite scary to look at him, to see him like this.

“Shin? Are you okay?” Kyun asked as he slowly approached Shin. Mumrik stumbled a little as he got to his feet, as his legs had fallen asleep after sitting and falling asleep in the same position for a long time.

“I’m fine.” Shin breathed, trying to regain some composure and self control of his emotions.

“Shin, don’t lie to me. What did he do to you?” Kyun frowned, seeing the way Shin was tenderly rubbing his wrists. Shin slowly pulled back a sleeve to show a slowly forming bruise.

“I’m not lying. He didn’t do anything other than this. I promise.” He sighed, covering his injury again. Kyun was getting ready to shout at Shin but instead he held his tongue. He wrapped his arms around him and Shin gratefully returned it. Kyun couldn’t believe how much Shin was trembling as he held him. It was scary.

“Shin, I hate to ask right now but, what did he tell you?” Ken asked slowly. Shin reluctantly let go of Kyun.

“He’s mad. He’s gone absolutely mad.” He laughed a little, to try to relieve himself a little. However, the laugh was forced and it didn’t make him feel any better. His voice also sounded like it was ready to break at any second. It broke Kyun’s heart hearing it. It should never sound right for it to be heard like that.

“Shin, we need to know everything he has said to you. What he wants, what he knows about your parents, everything.” Kyun said quietly, squeezing Shin’s hand. At that, Shin stopped shaking, standing firmer than a brick. His eyes had suddenly become more sharp and his skin looked less pale. He squeezed Kyun’s hand gently. He took a long and deep breath, exhaling slowly.

“Okay.” He whispered, his voice quiet but strong at the same time. Everyone turned their attention span beyond the limits, ready to listen to even the smallest detail that Shin had to offer.

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As the night started to wear on, Shin had told them everything that Damien had said. He told them about the Organisation; what they wanted; his parents’ connection to them; Dr Gnos’s connection to them and how the Phoenix played into this. By this time the sky had gone completely dark. Stars doted the sky, winking down at the Snufkins in the cell. The moon was large and full. The pale white moonlight flooded though the window, becoming the only source of light. The light that casted over the Snufkins, almost made them look like ghosts. Crickets could be faintly heard in the distance, accompanied by the hooting of an owl. The sounds of nature seems so close but so painfully far. It was torture to the group. Snufkins don’t belong inside stone walls.

No one questioned Shin, nor did they interrupt him. They listened carefully as Shin told his story. He didn’t stutter or pause once. At times he clenched his fists, as if he was still trying to deny that some of the things that Damien had said maybe true. He still didn’t believe that his parents were with the Organisation. He didn’t want to believe it. However the voice of reason kept telling him otherwise. In a way, it all made sense that way. It would explain why Damien and possibly Gnos and everyone else in the Organisation knew them. It was just hard to accept that fact. And even though he didn’t want to admit it, the more he denied it more seems to be harder to think of it as a lie.

“So, correct me if I get this wrong: Damien is not working alone and they want the Phoenix; Gnos was working with this “Organisation” or whatever, but left because he wanted the Phoenix all to himself; your parents used to work with them as well, until they found out what this group was planning; your parents were also the last to see the Phoenix and hid it somewhere and everyone is after you of all people because they seem to think that you know where it is.” Ken listed, crossing his arms as he said this.

“Pretty much. But I swear that I don’t know anything about it.” Shin sighed,starting to get defensive should no one believe him.

“We believe you.” Mumrik calmly said, wanting to try to avoid another argument in the group. Kyun however could tell something was wrong. Shin was looking scared when he was brought back. And it’s rare to see him scared. Kyun can’t even remember one time that he was. There is no way that Damien just telling Shin all this information could’ve made him scared. Confused maybe. Upset or angry? It’s possible. But scared? That doesn’t fit right.

“There’s something else, isn’t there? Something you’re not telling us.” Kyun accused, a frown forming on his face. Shin looked away from him. “Shin, do I have to remind you of our promise again? No-“

“-more secrets, I know.” Shin sighed. “He said that if I don’t give him what he wants by dawn, he’ll kill you.” Kyun’s eyes widened a little before he started looking at the ground. As much as he didn’t want to admit it out loud, he was now starting to get a little scared. At least it made a bit more sense as to why Shin didn’t act like himself earlier.

“He wouldn’t really do that, would he?” Mumrik asked, his voice involuntarily shaking a little. He cursed at himself in his head but it wouldn’t do a lot of good anyway.

“He’s serious about it, Mumrik.” Shin sighed, rubbing his bruised wrists.

“Yeah. Well, let him try. I’m not scared of him.” Kyun scoffed, his brow furrowing in frustration.

“Kyun, this isn’t a game.” Shin snapped, looking at Kyun.

“I know. Which why I’m not going down without a fight. And you shouldn’t either. You ran for as long as you did from Gnos. And even after you were caught by him, you were still looking out for me, and resisting him. If that isn’t fighting, I don’t know what is.” Kyun said, looking at Shin in the eye. The air seemed to become tense again as they were both daring each other to break first. Eventually, Shin did. He rubbed his eyes, giving Kyun an indication that his boyfriend was becoming exhausted. “You look tired. Did you get any sleep last night?”

“Not much. After that nightmare-“ Shin sighed, trying to suppress a yawn. He was cut off when Kyun suddenly but gently forced him to lie down, his head resting on his legs. “Kyun! What-“

“Will you just go to sleep already?” Kyun smiled, feeling a little smug. He had slipped the hat off of Shin’s head and started to run his fingers through his hair. Shin was about to protest, but his eyes started to droop and he felt like his muscles were becoming loose for the first time today.

“I hate you.” He muttered sleepily.

“No, you don’t. I know you too well. Now get some sleep, you’re gonna need all the energy you can get for fighting tomorrow.” Kyun smiled. Shin didn’t reply. His eyes were completely shut and his face was relaxed, almost child like. He breathed slowly in a rhythm. He shifted a little to make himself more comfortable. This gave Kyun comfort for the night. It let him know that Shin was there. That was all that he needed.

“How are you not scared?” Mumrik asked as he sat down.

“Who says I’m not? I might be putting on a brave face, but that doesn’t mean that I’m not scared. But it also doesn’t mean that I’m giving up either.” Kyun said quietly. A flash of worry showed that he truly was scared about what was to come. He looked down at Shin and stroked his hair once again gently. “I’ve got to keep fighting. I promised myself that I wouldn’t let anything happen to Shin. And there is no way in hell that I’m gonna break it.”

“If this guy is going to kill you, Kyun-“ Ken spoke up, leaning against the wall.

“Let him try. I’m not gonna make this easy for him.” Kyun scoffed, not taking his eyes off of Shin. He didn’t want to show it anymore than he was admitting it but he started to become more worried about what was going to possibly happen the next day. He wanted to avoid talking about it as much as he could for now. “You guys should get some sleep too. I’ve got a feeling you might need it.” In silent agreement, Ken sat down opposite the couple and Mumrik laid down, curling up almost like a cat. His head rested on his arms and he slowly closed his eyes, once again becoming dead to the world. Ken watched the vent briefly, half hoping that Snuf would jump down from it to finally get them out. However, he looks once again towards Kyun, ignoring that likely hope.

“Kyun, you need to be careful tomorrow. If Shin was serious about this Damien wanting to kill you, you’ll need to fight like hell.” He said, quietly.

“I know. Just don’t worry about me unless you and Mumrik are dragged into it too.” Kyun sighed, looking up finally. “Tell me the truth: do you believe in miracles?”

“I go back and forth. I mean, half the time I would like to believe in them.” Ken sighed, taking his hat off and pulled his hair back from his eyes.

“But you don’t?” Kyun asked, an eyebrow raised in confusion.

“I suppose not. But let me tell you this. If we need a miracle, it would be nice get one right now.” Ken shrugged, his eyes becoming half lidded. Kyun silently nodded before looking down at Shin. He yawned quietly as he intently listened to Shin’s relaxed breathing. At least his words had gotten to Shin for now. He might need to do it again, but so long as he knew that Shin wasn’t going to give up without a fight, he knows that it’ll be good enough for him. With that in mind, he unwillingly went into a restless sleep, hopelessly praying that it was all a bad dream and he would wake up in his tent by morning.

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Before the sun rose, Shin found himself waking up. His body was stiff and sore. Normally it wouldn’t be like this, but when he saw Ken sitting opposite him, knees brought up to his chest, his head bowed, sleeping soundly, he remembered everything from the day before. His black eye felt less swollen, his eye opened a little more, and his wrists were a dark shade of purple. Without remembering that he was using Kyun as a pillow the night before, he sat up. Kyun jostled himself awake sharply.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you.” Shin whispered, noticing how soundly both Mumrik and Ken continued to sleep and didn’t want to disturb them.

“It’s okay. I’m just glad a Hunter wasn’t in here trying to take you from me.” Kyun muttered, rubbing some sleep out of his eye. He stretched almost dramatically. He groaned as the muscles in his body awkward for him to move, being too used to being in the sitting position that he slept in. He grabbed Shin’s hat and passed it to him.

“It’ll happen anyway.” Shin thought out loud as he brushed his fringe back from his face.

“Not on my watch.” Kyun argued, trying not to shout. Shin ignored that remark. As he slipped his hat back on he stood up. He quietly groaned as his stiff muscles protested his movements. He looks up towards the window. The sky was a mixture between midnight blue and a shade of peach orange. The last of the stars from the night were slowly fading away in response to the sun rising. Birds were already awake, greeting the dawn with the morning melodies that they had saved for this moment. To Shin, the world was unfair that it should go on while he and the others were trapped inside. Although he didn’t want to admit it, he felt an uncomfortable feeling of anxiety. Snuf should’ve been back by now at least to get them out. He hadn’t heard of him running into trouble but he couldn’t be sure on that yet. For all he knows, Damien might have changed his mind over night and might use Snuf as leverage instead of Kyun. He still can’t be sure of that.

“Kyun, I want you to promise me something.” Shin said, his voice becoming more serious Kyun could ever thought it could be. “No matter what happens, when you see an opening, run. Get out as far and as fast as you can.”

“What?! There’s no way that I’m promising that!” Kyun exclaimed, standing up.

“I don’t want to lose you. Just promise me okay?!” Shin begged, trying to keep his voice from rising.

“No! Shin, I’m not leaving here without you! Like I’ve said before, I’ve almost lost you once. I promised myself to protect you after what happened with Gnos!” Kyun protested, shaking his head in disbelief.

“I CAN’T LOSE YOU TOO!” Shin yelled, grabbing Kyun by the shoulders. His raised voice startled the two sleeping Snufkins awake, but he took no notice. “You didn’t see me after you fell off that cliff! You didn’t know how much it hurt when I had found you dead! It felt like I’d lost my family all over again! I don’t ever want to go through that again! So promise me that you’ll get out when you get the chance! PROMISE ME!” Just as his desperate cry was sounded, his voice echoed, not just in the cell, but down the corridor it seemed as well.

“Ow! You’re hurting me!” Kyun hissed in pain as Shin unknowingly tightened his grip on his shoulders. Shin immediately let go, regretting on losing it like that. Kyun rubbed his shoulders carefully, a part of him wondering if he’d get bruising from the rough handling.

“Kyun-“ Shin tried to apologise. He was stopped when Kyun suddenly raised a finger to his lips, making him shut up.

“Look, like it or not, I do understand where you are coming from. I went through that too when you got turned to stone. I’m not leaving you here, no matter what. I’m not making that stupid promise, because I know that I’d break it in a heartbeat.” Kyun said, his shoulders slowly starting to tense up. He slowly removed his finger and Shin stayed silent.

“Well, this is quite a rude awakening, isn’t it?” Ken remarked, glancing at Mumrik.

“Not helping!” Kyun barked, his head whipping around to him. Ken only held up his hands defensively, trying to get himself out of the grave he suddenly dug for himself.

“How are you guys feeling?” Mumrik asked, rubbing his eyes, trying to avoid an argument.

“I think I speak for all of us when I say that we’re hungry, thirsty and itching to get out of here.” Kyun sighed. He suddenly glanced up at the vent. Without warning he cupped his hands around his mouth and started to bellow up into it. “HEY! SNUF! WHAT’S TAKING SO LONG?!” Shin suddenly slapped his hand on Kyun’s mouth, silencing him effectively.

“Kyun! Sh! Do you want the Hunters to hear you?!” He hissed. Kyun grumbled incoherently before shoving Shin’s hands off of him.

“Kyun’s right. Snuf is taking too long.” Ken muttered.

“He probably just can’t get the key at the moment. The Hunters seem to keep them on each other at all times. I wouldn’t be too surprised if he had to steal one from a guard that was sleeping last night.” Mumrik said, glancing up at the vent.

“He’d better hurry up. Time’s running out and I doubt that we can stall Damien and the Hunters for any extra time.” Ken murmured as if he was talking to himself. A daunting silence draped over the occupants in the cell. They tried not to think about what might happen but it was beyond impossible to ignore. Kyun looked over at Shin. Even though Shin looked like he was okay, not worried about today, Kyun could see that it was nothing more than a useless mask. He could see the dread clouding his eyes. Kyun scowled at Damien internally but he put it aside when he wrapped his arms around the taller Snufkin. Like before, Shin gratefully accepted it. Kyun wasn’t sure if it was in his head, but he thought that Shin was holding him closer and tighter than the many times before. A part of him wondered if Shin was scared that this would be the last time they’d get to hold each other like this. The other part thought that it was Shin’s silent way of telling him that everything was going to be alright. It was confusing. And scary.

Shin held Kyun tight, almost afraid that if he let go, Kyun would become nothing more than a pile of dust. Even though Kyun was talking tough, he knew it was just his own way of hiding the fact that he was worried and scared. He looked down at the others, wondering how they were handling this. Ken looked almost like an emotionless doll or a statue. Hiss face was blank and his stance seemed to be relaxed. However his turquoise coloured eyes were giving away that he was thinking, calculating. Shin wasn’t sure if he was planning an escape or planning on how they could possibly stall for time when the Hunters came. Mumrik seemed to be the opposite. He was picking at a loose thread on his sleeve. His body seemed to be tensed up and Shin could’ve sworn that his hand was shaking a little. His eyes were a little wide, almost scared. The way he was behaving almost made him seem like a frightened child. Shin looked up towards the window. It took everything he had not to shake. The sky was now becoming pale blue, making him wonder how long he had been holding Kyun like this. It almost made him feel like he was locked inside a photograph. And, almost shamefully, he wished that he was. He didn’t want to go through with this. If anyone had given a choice he’d rather be traveling with Kyun, going fishing, playing his guitar and not having to worry about anything like this. He didn’t want this, nor did he ever want to experience this again.

The familiar sound of footsteps trampled down the corridor towards the cell. Like before, Kyun instinctively tightened his hold on Shin. Shin responded by rubbing his back in a soothing, circular motion. He turned towards the door just as it was being unlocked. Ken got up so quick that one would think he was given a shock by a Hattifattener. Mumrik stood up slowly, staggering a little as his legs felt like they had fallen asleep. Hunters stood at the door. All of them looked bothered and upset. Seems like they hadn’t been given their reward money yet.

“Come on you two.” A Hunter said, pointing a large, dirty finger at the couple.

“Hang on a minute. If you don’t mind in me asking, what do you think you’re going to get out of this? Because it seems to me that all you’re doing is waste time. Bet the boss hasn’t paid you yet, has he?” Ken spoke up, standing next to Kyun and Shin, arms crossed in a defensive position.

“Shut it!” The Hunter spat, glaring down at the Snufkin.

“If you all had half a brain cell left, you should have known that all the boss was doing, was lying to your gullible faces.” Ken mocked, not looking intimidated at all.

“Um...Ken, I don’t think that’s a good idea.” Mumrik spoke up meekly, but his voice fell upon deaf ears.

“All I see in front of me are cowards that just want money. How much more pathetic can you be?” Ken continued to grill. The Hunter suddenly struck him in the face. His head snapped to the side, knocking his hat off of his head. His hair masked his face. His body remained standing when he should have been knocked to the ground. He didn’t make a sound as he was injured, not even a gasp. Mumrik jumped a little, not expecting it. Kyun and Shin stood, unbelievably, still but they did look surprised themselves. Even the Hunter looked quite shocked. That punch should’ve knocked the Snufkin to the ground. How was he still standing? Ken sniffed a little but turned his head to look at the brute. He brushed his hair back from his face. His cheek was bright red, showing how hard he was hit. His face was emotionless like a doll’s.

“That it? I can do it to myself worse than that.” He mocked again. The Hunter shook off his shock and was about to strike again.

“Enough! We’re wasting time!” Another Hunter shouted. The thugs started to roughly push the couple out of the cell. Kyun looked over at Ken and mouthed “thanks for trying” as he was shoved. He had a feeling that Ken was trying to start something to either stall for some extra time or give everyone else a way to escape. Not that it probably would’ve done any good as they would be caught immediately. The door slammed shut with an echoing bang and was locked right away. Ken rubbed his sore cheek, ignoring the pain.

“Are you okay?” Mumrik asked, stepping forward.

“I’m fine. Like I’ve said, I’ve been hit worse than that.” Ken shrugged, not thinking carefully about his words.

“What do you-“ Mumrik tried to ask again but the blonde raised a hand, making him stop his question.

“Look, I appreciate the concern but you’re wasting it on me.” Ken sighed, becoming hunched up. Mumrik opened his mouth but let the matter drop. He had a feeling that Ken wasn’t willing to talk about this, no matter how much he asked. Ken was just as equally silent. Even though he made it seem like he wasn’t in pain, but a small voice inside him was screaming about much it truly hurt.

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“You okay?” Asked Kyun, looking up at Shin as they were escorted down the corridor. He ignored the glares that were drilled into the back of his and Shin’s heads.

“If I said yes, would you believe me?” Shin asked, glancing at him.

“Probably not.” Kyun shrugged rather recklessly.

“Then, no. I don’t feel okay.” Shin sighed, looking ahead. Kyun gave him a look of sympathy and held his hand. He squeezed it a little and he felt Shin squeeze back, letting him know that he appreciated the concern and support. However, both Snufkins knew that it was going to take a lot more than support such as this to get out of the hole that had been dug for them. They both felt like they had closed their eyes for several moments as those dreaded doors came rather suddenly in front of them. One of the Hunters that took Shin to Damien last night actually remembered his manners and knocked on the doors. Damien’s muffled voice called out, telling them to come inside the room.

As soon as the doors had opened, the smell of coffee and the sausages, bacon and eggs from breakfast had hit the couple. They could feel their mouth watering a little and their stomachs rumbling quietly as they were once again reminded that they had nothing to eat at all since they were prisoners here. Damien stood by the fireplace, black and frail logs left in there from the night before. If you could look closely enough, you would be able to see the melted remains of the wine glass that Shin had knocked in there, glittering like jewels in the morning sun. The man had a China cup that was presumably full of coffee in his hands. As soon as he saw who had entered, he placed the cup down on a small plate on the table. Kyun was tempted to sprint and attach him where he stood but he kept his feet planted to the ground. A few more Hunters were in the room, making sure that either the Snufkins wouldn’t do anything reckless like what Kyun had been think, or to keep them from attempting to escape.

“Shin, good morning. I trust you’ve had a decent sleep.” Damien smiled that smile Shin would now class as evil. After the events of the day before, the smile had lost all of its charm. Shin didn’t say anything as Kyun glared daggers at the man. If looks could kill, Damien would be dead on the spot. The man glanced over at Kyun. “That’s your boyfriend? Not much of a looker, is he?”

“He’s good enough for me.” Shin shrugged, trying to not take the remark as an insult. Damien only shrugged carelessly and strides over to the two Snufkins.

“Love is such a complicated thing. Wouldn’t you agree?” He smirked. He suddenly tilted Shin’s chin up a little. “So, about last night, I trust that you’ve had a good long think about my offer.” Kyun suddenly reached out and smacked Damien’s hand away from Shin. Damien looked at him in surprise. “Well, he’s quite the fighter isn’t he?”

“I’ll take you on one hand tied behind my back if I have to.” Kyun sneered, his fists curling up hard, his knuckles quietly cracking. Damien chuckled in amusement, as if he believed that NOTHING could hurt him at that moment, not even a splinter.

“Kyun, shut up.” Shin hissed, wanting to avoid him getting hurt. He didn’t know if it would do any good but it was worth trying. Kyun shot a glance at him but held his tongue. Shin internally sighed in relief as he turned to Damien. “Look. My answer is still the same as last night. I don’t know anything about the Phoenix other than fairy tales that my parents told me. All this time and effort that you’ve put in this, has mounted to nothing.” Damien’s smug looking grin dropped. His face turned into a pout that almost represented a child who was about to have a tantrum. Shin instinctively put his arm out in front of Kyun to act as a barrier.

“You know Shin, I really hate liars. They make me want to literally throw up.” Damien said, eerily calm. Shin suppressed a shudder. The man suddenly snapped his fingers. Before either Snufkin could react, the Hunters grabbed at them. As they dragged Kyun away from him, they forced Shin down to his knees. He tried to push back but he didn’t have the strength. Kyun was in similiar position. He thrashed about and kicked as hard as he could.

“So, I would think about your next words and actions very carefully.” Damien said calmly as he reached inside his jacket. Shin watched carefully as he pulled out a long silver dagger, the hilt studded with tiny rubies. Kyun increased his struggling. He head butted one Hunter and stamped hard on the the foot of the other. Hearing the yelping, Damien turned around. He wasn’t expecting Kyun to take a swing at him, nor did he expect to be hit until something hard and fast strike his face. He stumbled a little, dropping the dagger.

“See how you like getting hit, huh?” Kyun shouted, his fists shaking from the adrenaline. Damien snarled, almost like an animal, as his fist curled up hard. It slammed into Kyun’s stomach before he could register it. Kyun groaned and doubled over, coughing a little in response to the hit. Hunters grabbed him again and forced him to his knees.

“Quite the stubborn one, isn’t he? I was warned that he was a fighter. I clearly underestimated him. Oh well...” Damien winced as he rubbed his jaw. Shin was honestly quite surprised that Kyun didn’t break it, the man would’ve had it coming. Damien turned to Shin. “Where were we? Oh yes. I thought I made it quite clear last night, Shin, about the consequences. It’s plain to see that you haven’t listened. I want the Phoenix. You’re going to give it to me, or you’ll have another death riding on your shoulders.”

“I don’t know anything! If I did I would’ve said so last night!” Shin protested, his heart hammering in his chest.

“I warned you and my patience is running thin.” Damien sneered as he recovered his dagger. Shin didn’t take his eyes off of it. “Last chance Shin.” Shin glanced at Kyun. Even though he was putting on a brave face, Shin could tell he was scared. He tore his gaze to the ground. Damien raised an eyebrow and turned to Kyun. “Looks like he doesn’t love you after all.” Damien raised the dagger and took aim. Kyun’s eyes widened briefly before he shut them, bracing himself.

“Wait!” Shin suddenly shouted. All eyes turned to him. He looked down a little, trying to not feel intimidated by this. “My...my old house, there is a glade just south of it. My parents once told me that there was something hidden at an old oak tree there. I think that’s where the Phoenix is, or maybe a clue as to its location. That’s all I know.” It was a lie. He didn’t know if it would be convincing enough but he had to try something. He didn’t want to lose Kyun so desperately, that he would lie to try to protect him. Kyun looked at him in almost disbelief. He could tell that Shin was lying through his teeth. He didn’t say anything. He knows that if he did, Damien would see through the bluff. As Damien stood still for a few moments, it seemed that Shin’s lie worked. However, Damien suddenly reached out and grabbed Shin by the chin. Shin bit back a grunt as he was forced to look up at Damien’s enraged face.

“Get your paws off of him!” Kyun shouted, pulling as hard as he could to get the several rough hands off of him.

“Do you think I’m an idiot? Did you forget what I told you last night?” asked Damien rhetorically, ignoring the struggling Snufkin. “The Organisation planted a mole in your parents’ rebel party. They saw where they hid it. I know where the Phoenix is.”

“So what do you need me for?! Just go get it yourself!” Shin challenged. He didn’t want to show it desperately, but he felt something boil up inside him. It felt like anger, rage even, but at he same time it didn’t. He couldn’t explain what it was. But he tired to ignore it, focusing only on trying to keep Kyun safe.

“You really must think I’m stupid. Only you can give it to me, Shin!” Damien spat, a vein starting to form in his forehead. He let go of Shin and turned to Kyun. “I tire of this. An example must be made. I honestly didn’t want to do this, but you’ve left me no choice, Shin.”

“No! Wait!” Protested Shin, pulling this way and that to break away from the Hunters. He could feel that thing building up inside of him even more. It was like a volcano building up, getting ready to erupt. It felt almost awful, but at the same time, Shin was allowing it to happen. He could feel a heat burning through his entire body, something that he had never felt before.

“Don’t you dare touch me!” Kyun yelled, his struggling had increased.

“You’ve had this coming, Shin. Say goodbye!” Damien shouted, raising the dagger once again. The blade reflected the sun, almost blinding everyone but him in the room. Damien eyed at Kyun’s chest, aiming the dagger to hit his heart. He braced himself, getting ready to strike.

“LEAVE HIM ALONE!” Shin roared, rage being made crystal clear in his voice. The volcano inside him erupted immediately. What he had felt building up was finally free. Suddenly there was a bright flash. And then...

Nothing...

Chapter 1: Still Running (click HERE)

Chapter 2: The Burning Truth (click HERE)

Chapter 3: Secrets and Threats (click HERE)

Chapter 5: click HERE

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[sunquail]

life lately in case you don’t follow my twitter!!! 

I started my counselling skills level 3 course and that’s going well!! learning curve is a little steep but mostly it’s good. I miss my friends from level 2, there’s a couple of them there but I miss the gang!!!! I feel like I’m very underexperienced compared to everyone else there. maybe that’ll go away?

I’m also in an LGBT club now and I have fun there!! I have friends. I’m friends with a neat musician who looks like ginger snufkin, and a leather jacket lesbian, and it’s great. ALSO I am maybe adopted by two different old gay guys and I love them both very much. I also (accidentally) got an nbphobic cis gay guy kicked out because he got me riled up and I cry when I’m angry lmao lmao. that was fun.

I watched all of glee and I genuinely enjoyed it. is it perfect? hell no. is it a lot of fun? HELL YES. sorry to my sister who I made fun of for years about it. who’s laughing now. it’s her. it’s her.

ALSO I smacked my face into my fridge and I have two stitches in my upper lip, which sucks but I should get a badass scar from it. but I’ve never had stitches before and I hope to never have them again.

ALSO ALSO I’M SEEING THE ANTLERS LIVE HOSPICE TOUR TOMORROW AND I’M FREAKING OUT I’M GENUINELY FLIPPING MY SHIT AND I’LL CRY A LOT I THINK???

AND THAT’S KIT’S LIFE????????

#this has been a post #the textpostening #ANTLERS ANTLERS ANTLERS ANTLERS ANTLERS #KICKS MY LEGS AUGH I'M GONNA YELL #I'M NERVOUS FOR SOME REASON

[skeez-queen13]

Life update:

Also- head’s up, this is a little bit heavy b/c as I mentioned earlier- things have not been OK for a while. 

(I’m doing my best to stay optimistic tho 😔)

So......yeah. Things have really bad IRL for quite some time now. Like, for a long long long-ass time. 

And I don’t even know where to begin honestly. And don’t worry- I’m not gonna mention too many details b/c it’s, like- super personal. 

But, I will say that for a very long time I’ve had lots of really bad habits that pretty much equate to very self-destructive behaviour. I’m also really neglectful of myself, am super isolated and wasn’t taking my meds like I should of been (which is every day). 

So, this just made things worse and worse and worse and....worse.

And it all blew up in my face at the beginning of this week b/c I got into an argument w/ one of my family members over goddamn facebook. Thank god it was only in messenger but once I cooled down and looked back over what I said I was shocked. 

B/c I said a bunch of stuff that I thought was over ages ago but- I guess not. And I guess I am pretty upset over some things that this person has done in the past. Even if they were little things, they were like little needles that I was just carrying around this whole time. 

BUT! B/c this happened I thought back to all of the times this person upset me. And I realized that instead of dealing with my hurt feelings in a healthy way or mentioning to them that “Hey- that’s kind of not cool can you please not do that anymore”- I just.... collected all of those moments in a little bottle of hate until it got full and then blew up in my face. 

Very embarrassing. 

But also very humbling. 

Which, I guess I kind of needed. 

Anyway, my family got super worried. I mean, they’ve been pretty worried for awhile now but this just made them worried all over again. 

And in the days since I’ve spoken with my counsellor and gone over some different options with them. And I think I might pursue something a little more intense (which is gonna super suck) but something has to change. B/c this also sucks. It sucks so hard. 

And then there’s my crappy job and the fact that my dad is still pretty sick. 

Anyway- so much freaking stress. And I just let it get to me. 

But, I’ve also been doing my best to try and keep my head up. 

Which is probably why I started getting into Moomin. There’s just something so quiet, comforting, and even melancholy about the world and characters. 

And also probably why I fell in love with Snufkin. B/c he’s a little loner that doesn’t fit in with the rest of society and deals with them on his terms. But he also has something within that society that he longs for. Which I think a lot of quiet people can relate too. 

Plus he hates authority and capitalism and tasered a policer officer or something *lol

Anyway- it feels pretty good to let my feelings and vent like this once in awhile. I think I might try to keep a diary/journal and see if that helps. B/c this bottling stuff up thing isn’t working for me anymore. 

/sigh/

Well- time to get back to getting my tumble on and I hope that you guys are doing OK in your lives as well. I’ve missed interacting with you all ♥♥♥

#personal #♥♥♥ #very personal #like very very personal #trigger warning : therapy mention #self destructive stuff #/bleh/ #might delete later #idk #┐('～`；)┌

[asterlizard]

SF cherry blossom festival 2019

Sorry this is a month late! I had almost no time to write this earlier because of school.

(This is also a rough draft journal entry because my current cosplay blog is not up to date yet, and I don’t have all of the photos I want to share from the event yet, but I wanted to get this journal out there in the hopes of maybe connecting with people)

I cosplayed as Snufkin btw!

I went with a friend who didn’t cosplay (In retrospect I think she should have cosplayed Little My because she had red hair at the time, and we could have been mischievous siblings together). She recently went to the UK and she remarked to me how different/weird the UK is compared to the US, and I smile knowingly (but for the reverse reason)

Funny enough, there were a couple of cosplayers at the BART station we started at (which was almost the furthest station away). I hoped they would notice us, but they kept walking away...

The Civic Center where the parade started had an outdoor exhibition on Holocaust survivors (argh I wish I had a proper look at it)

There weren’t as many cosplayers as I had been used to in previous events I attended, but there were a lot of cool ones

An awesome Tokoyami cosplay (but I felt bad for him because it was a hot day and he was wearing a dark outfit)

Jedi Elsa!

At one point, a couple of pikachus showed up, and a bunch of small children ran up to hug them, it was adorable (the children were from another part of the parade)

Unfortunately I didn’t get much of a chance to interact with others this time, as I stuck with my friend pretty much the entire time. Since we both watched BNHA, our recurring joke of the day was Iida’s arm gesture thing, and scolding people for sitting on desks while making the gesture.

We also wandered about the place to pass the time, and we found a separate section of the parade devoted to shiba inus

LOOK AT THE PUPPOS

As we finally lined up for the parade (I remarked in the past that everyone would start ‘amoeba-ing’, but everyone was more cooperative, possibly because there weren’t as many people?) I brought up Hetalia at some point and how I wouldn’t expect anything related to it anymore (ngl, I kinda miss the years when it was more popular), and one of the cosplayers overheard us and actually talked with us very briefly about it. I’m glad my expectations were wrong! ouo)b

Parade antics:

Moving a very short distance every 10 minutes while the rest of the parade progressed ahead of us (’Hooray! 5 feet!’)

A drill sergeant routine (someone in the background made a comment, and the ‘drill sergeant’ replies, ‘WHAT THAT GUY SAID’)

Chanting about cosplay (I couldn’t shout because my voice was already half dead from shouting above the noise on the train and such :’D )

Joseph Joestar losing his hat from a gust of wind, and a loud ripple of ‘OH NOOOOO’, ‘OH MY GOOODDD’, ‘SON OF A BIIIITCH’, etc. ensued for like half a minute (I haven’t seen the series, but I admire the outfits)

The megaphone girl being very genki and cheering us on

The parade was almost done, and my feet were hurting, and it was hot and I was hungry. I got a couple of cheers from the audience who recognized my cosplay :D

When our section of the parade ended, we dispersed (Tokoyami was nowhere to be found at this point). I try to weave through the crowds and meet up with my friend and then we ate dango :P Although the food was cold, it wasn’t enough, so I got a shaved ice to combat the heat of indoors (it worked!)

Meanwhile, I’ve seen like 4 Dekus, 3 or 4 Todorokis, an Uraraka, another Tokoyami, and a Toga. There was also a little girl dressed as Froppy (cute!)

My friend and I decided to wander around outside Japantown, and we eventually wound up at the Peace Plaza where we got to watch some of the performances (I hadn’t done this before!)

Ahhh, my heart warms seeing open celebrations of other cultures.

These three dubbed themselves the ‘Birthday Boys’ because it was their birthdays that day. Their routine was very entertaining, the audience got to participate in a hayashi kotoba, in which we repeat chants from the singer.

We also got to learn the Awa Odori dance, which is incredibly simple to do. (Armed with these skills, I’m prepared for any spontaneous chanting or dancing!)

And of course, Detective Pikachu was there. His hat kept falling off, and everybody responded like it was a tragedy.

There was a cosplay segment where we got to see all of the cosplayers who entered for this segment. The theme was ‘heroes and villains’, and everyone dressed for their side accordingly. Coincidentally enough, there were an equal amount of heroes and villains. My personal favourites were the Jedi Elsa and Samurai Darth Vader, though I kinda expected BNHA to show up at some point, considering (y’know) the theme

It was getting late at this point, and we needed to leave fairly soon, so we left to go eat okonomiyaki (because we were short on time, I planned on quickly shopping for Japanese snacks as soon as we ordered our meals, and then returning, but what I was looking for wasn’t in stock :< )

After eating, as we were leaving, I saw Samurai Darth Vader eating at the restaurant hours later, which is a funny visual to me for some reason. We very briefly browsed the shops (the manga shop as well, of course) another person recognized my cosplay, and we briefly talked about Snufkin.

Even though we just ate, my friend wanted a crepe, and while we were waiting for it, someone else said they liked my costume (I got a total of 5 acknowledgements? Considering how obscure the character is, I’ll take it! More than my last visit!)

When we were done, we now had to find a way of getting home. We didn’t want to walk all the way back to the BART station that was next to the Civic Center (we’re sore from walking, and it was suspicion hour), the bus would have taken just as long, but a Lyft was our fastest option (I never did it before!)

I saw the two cosplayers were still at Japantown by the time we were leaving, and I hoped we could coincidentally ride home on BART together again, but I don’t think that happened, oh well...

Eventually we got back at around 8pm, and I got home at around 9pm.

#cherry blossom festival #sakura festival #my posts #another reason this is a rough draft is because I leave for a flight very soon and I don't have time to write this properly

[quackspot]

imagine someone just going 1-200 and you have to answer 200 questions for a stranger

well u better strap up becuase im about to do it

200: My crush’s name is: i dunno who do u think my crush’s name is199: I was born in: a year which is 2004198: I am really: a homo sapien197: My cellphone company is:  i think its samsung196: My eye color is: brown195: My shoe size is: 9 or 9.5 i think just 9194: My ring size is: WAIT RINGS HAD SIZES????? i dunno193: My height is: 5′4 ISH but i just say 5′4 because im actually really sensitive about my height and the less than an inch that brings me to 5′4 makes me somewhat happier with myself192: I am allergic to: maybe dustmites 191: My 1st car was: not yet190: My 1st job was: NOT YET189: Last book you read: technically a book called Dad Jokes theyre really funny jokes but if you mean story with plot then probably Grand & Humble unless if you include everything then yesterday i peeked in some books188: My bed is: a bed which i sleep in and that’s pretty much it actually i havent really made my bed in a while 187: My pet: jax and nibsy r the family pets jax is a shih-poo shihtzu poodle mix and nibsy is a cat186: My best friend: my brother185: My favorite shampoo is: shampoo184: Xbox or ps3: hard choice there’s xbox overall and little big planet this is actually a very hard choice lksiiro3jedsklmf,gsda little big planet is great........................183: Piggy banks are: piggy banks. theyre great182: In my pockets: I DONT HAVE POCKETS IM A WOMAN181: On my calendar: whats a calendar lol!!!!180: Marriage is: marriage 179: Spongebob can: dodod od odo dodooo178: My mom: IS GREAT i lov her shes a good mom177: The last three songs I bought were? i dont buy songs i listen to them176: Last YouTube video watched: i mean im listening to boyfriend big time rush on youtube right now but if you mean actual watching its snufkin saying “hi moomin” to moomin a quick 6 second clip175: How many cousins do you have? i duno174: Do you have any siblings? yeah173: Are your parents divorced? yeah172: Are you taller than your mom? probably not :(171: Do you play an instrument? i play the trumpet i did it today and it was really boring i dont want to go to any more graduations not even my own170: What did you do yesterday? things[ I Believe In ]169: Love at first sight: not really but somewhat and i like it because its a fun little thing to put in fiction 168: Luck: yea im very lucky167: Fate: its my destiny to die someday . . .. .  in the futuuuuuuuuuuure

166: Yourself: as far as im aware no165: Aliens: yeah probably164: Heaven: i know it probably isnt real but i cant help believing163: Hell:i know it probably isnt real but i cant help believing162: God: only to blame them for stuff161: Horoscopes: yea theyre fun to read160: Soul mates: ehehehehehhe fun in fanfiction and would greatly b ok with it irl159: Ghosts: who else would hold my hand at night...... not even a ghost :) (but yea i do believe in them when i grow up i wana be a ghost)158: Gay Marriage: why wouldnt i believe in gay marriage 157: War: what is it good for156: Orbs: borb155: Magic: i like magic so i will believe in it [ This or That ]154: Hugs or Kisses: yes153: Drunk or High: probably high i guess152: Phone or Online: ONLINE151: Red heads or Black haired: black haired 150: Blondes or Brunettes: BRUNETTES dude blondes r ok but i personally like darker hair149: Hot or cold: hot148: Summer or winter: SUMMER I HATE WINTER SO FUCKIGNT OASJKU*($@IRWJKOSDIUOKLJEZUDIFLK:LDSK:LKF:LJIODSKZVDJFKL mostly becuase i hate being cold and i hate snow becuase i have to shovel snow and its so cold147: Autumn or Spring: either one 146: Chocolate or vanilla: choc o late145: Night or Day: night144: Oranges or Apples: apples143: Curly or Straight hair: curly but i guess straight is ok142: McDonalds or Burger King: burbger king good milkshakese141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: idk uhh milk chocolate140: Mac or PC: pc139: Flip flops or high heals: neither......138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor: ugly and rich i can just buy surgeries to make me prettier lmao137: Coke or Pepsi: coke136: Hillary or Obama: i dont wanna answer this :(((((( i dont like being bullied135: Burried or cremated: cremated babye put me in the flames ;3c134: Singing or Dancing: i like singing i like dancing i like trains 133: Coach or Chanel: what132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: who are these people131: Small town or Big city: im just a mere small town babye ;3c big cities sound scary 130: Wal-Mart or Target: target has the good cheeseballs129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: i only know adam sandler128: Manicure or Pedicure: i dont do my nails 127: East Coast or West Coast: uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh both are coasts126: Your Birthday or Christmas: birthday i get more gifts then uwu125: Chocolate or Flowers: chocolate124: Disney or Six Flags: disney because idk what six flags is isnt it a restaurant or something123: Yankees or Red Sox: a baseball bat [ Here’s What I Think About ]122: War: what is it good for!121: George Bush: idk 120: Gay Marriage: yeah gay rights119: The presidential election: im not that into politics so i dont understand the elections and i dont think their fair since i get all my facts from adam ruins everything this isnt even a joke118: Abortion: pro choice i dont giv a crap about some lifeless baby. its only alive if it can properly move its arms or cry or feel.117: MySpace: haha dead116: Reality TV: idk 115: Parents: theyre parents 114: Back stabbers: ow my back113: Ebay: website.... money112: Facebook: lizard man111: Work: what110: My Neighbors: idk who they are but my old neighbor was one of my best friends i should talk to him this summer109: Gas Prices: probably too high108: Designer Clothes: clothes107: College: something i dont plan on going to any time soon106: Sports: something i dont plan on doing any time soon105: My family: a family104: The future: spooky. very scary. idk what my job will be[ Last time I ]103: Hugged someone: idk (update it was today)102: Last time you ate: 4:13 ish i made ramne101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile: i duno100: Cried in front of someone: today i suppose i almost cried???? maybe my dentist appointment a few weeks ago??99: Went to a movie theater: lego movie 2 i think98: Took a vacation: 6th grade im in 9th grade now its been like 3 years97: Swam in a pool: over 1 year i dont go to the pool anymore96: Changed a diaper: NEVER AND I NEVER PLAN ON IT95: Got my nails done: i duno94: Went to a wedding: i also dunno its been too long93: Broke a bone: not that i can recal92: Got a peircing: never and never will91: Broke the law: i duno90: Texted: just now i told my mommy to pick me up it wasl ike 1 hour ago[ MISC ]89: Who makes you laugh the most: me88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: my momy and nibsy and jax and probably zach but he’d already move out by the time i leave87: The last movie I saw: i dont remember probably lego movie 2 or osmething on tv86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most: next year drama club85: The thing im not looking forward to: dying?????? idk man 84: People call me: moto moto (not really idk what they call me)83: The most difficult thing to do is: the most difficult thing82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: never though i probs will someday81: My zodiac sign is: aquarius sun leo moon aries rising80: The first person i talked to today was: probably kiley79: First time you had a crush: kindergarten i think78: The one person who i can’t hide things from: myself77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: idk76: Right now I am talking to: nobody 75: What are you going to do when you grow up: *has a crisis over my future plans as i do not know*74: I have/will get a job: im gona work at target or burger king next year maybe it depends on if they like me73: Tomorrow: 5/20..............72: Today: today71: Next Summer: in a theater near u70: Next Weekend: my first summer weekend 69: I have these pets: I ALREAD YSAID WHAT PETS I HAVE I LOVE NIBSY WITH ALL MY HEART and jax with some extra parts of my heart68: The worst sound in the world: a sound67: The person that makes me cry the most is: me66: People that make you happy: me65: Last time I cried: ealier today64: My friends are: online63: My computer is: on62: My School: is a school61: My Car: nonexistent 60: I lose all respect for people who: are really mean and seem to hate people for being happy. people who make jokes that make me uncomfortable. i generally avoid them.59: The movie I cried at was: all of them58: Your hair color is: brown57: TV shows you watch: idk56: Favorite web site: idk probs youtube55: Your dream vacation: nowhere 54: The worst pain I was ever in was: A FEW WEEKS AGO I GOT STITCHES IN MY MOUTH AND IT REALLY HURT UGHGTUERIJOKFLDc53: How do you like your steak cooked: edible52: My room is: a room51: My favorite celebrity is: myslef..... just kidding idk any celebs 50: Where would you like to be: where i am 49: Do you want children: no 48: Ever been in love: hoo ha hoo ha i duno how love feels exactly47: Who’s your best friend: MY BROTHER46: More guy friends or girl friends: guys i think 99% of my friends are my brothers friends so45: One thing that makes you feel great is: being happy44: One person that you wish you could see right now: nobody right now but sometimes kiley43: Do you have a 5 year plan: 5 years??? haha no i only plan on using savings accounts to make a bit more money and MAYBE moving to kiley but idk for sure since i like my parents and my brother and my parents plan on driving around in an rv but idk man moving to another state would be HARD and im kinda lazy and i’d have to get a whole new driver’s license 42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: no41: Have you pre-named your children: lmao all my ideas are jokes40: Last person I got mad at: probably myslef39: I would like to move to: my bed???????38: I wish I was a professional: personer. talker. socialer. [ My Favorites ]37: Candy: probably snickers or a salted nut roll36: Vehicle: big car. tahoe shape. tahoe size. idk. something like a tahoe thats my only reference35: President: I Don’t Care34: State visited: probably florida its the only one of 3 states i’ve been to33: Cellphone provider: what32: Athlete: WHAT31: Actor: idk 30: Actress: idk29: Singer: not me? me? idk28: Band: taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally hall??? ? ?? ? ?? ? ? ? I DONT KNOWIJ DSKJZLFKSJKLDSHDLfjklskl;fdkl;sfk;laf 27: Clothing store: i legit have like no faves god this is the hardest part26: Grocery store: target probably25: TV show: maybe the simpsons???24: Movie: idk ive seen a lot of movies23: Website: one of them22: Animal: one of them21: Theme park: universal studios20: Holiday: none of them theyre all ok but ??? meh19: Sport to watch: none.18: Sport to play: idk i dont like being competitive but??????? gym class is a fun sport! :)17: Magazine: none of them16: Book: one of them15: Day of the week: wednesday sounds like a good day. maybe sundays. 14: Beach: what13: Concert attended: frankly the only concerts i’ve been to are my own12: Thing to cook: probably ramen11: Food: cheeseballs??????? burger king milkshake, a drink?10: Restaurant: buuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrger kiiiiiiiiiiing?9: Radio station: 101.9 kelo eff emmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm8: Yankee candle scent: what7: Perfume: what6: Flower: what5: Color: red or purple4: Talk show host: wha

3: Comedian: i duno2: Dog breed: one of them1: Did you answer all these truthfully?  yeah i tried but i kinda gave up slightly after i came back from a graduation party though i also kind of gave up from the start so

#ohrat

[dndfuckhouse]

session 29 - High Tension Situations

> 🎵  Rogue Encampment / Diablo 2 OST

Cracking open the entrance again as they were taught by Ezra, the group all head down into the cave system remembering the codes and the traps, Keva taking point. They eventually make their way back through the underground, reaching the large dark humid cove again.

Peering about as they come down they see a lot of boats on the waters strangely, as well as lights peeking through windows scattered about the buildings in the dark. Heading into the area proper there looks to be plenty of hustle and bustle down here as well strangely enough. Cloaked and shadowed individuals and groups are walking about quickly and some places look even more boarded up, or are in the process of becoming so. This is probably the loudest they’ve ever heard the place, sounds of hushed muttering and arguments being heard echoing around all the buildings and carved roads.

Finn and Han take their time peering around, it seems as if the people here are emptying out or holing up inside places as quickly as they can. Listening in as they walk by they get whispers from people gossiping about the business upstairs with the lockdown, every now and again hearing words about corpses. They also hear some whispering about disguised royal guards being spotted down in the area earlier. The rest of the party doesn't seem to take as much notice however, simply noting the place looks busy.

Han: "seems like that lockdown is affecting here too... and there could be guard around" Plum: im not worried about no cops Rokka: rokka huddles a little closer to whoever is next to him

Psalm: jesus

Finn: psalm be like sorry im granblueing rn Plum: he has his phone out Psalm: OH FUCK I MISSED STRIKE TIME AGAIN

Rokka waltzes around in his Chris RokksworthTM disguise while Finn keeps his heavy daytime garb on in the cove, the others dont bother too much with disguising themselves aside from pulling up their hoods. 

The party decide to head over to Renny’s, noting it as the last place they saw Cole and Ezra. They all walk down and around to the centre area of the cove, making their way back to the same dingy looking building and cramped alleyway. They manage to find the right road before getting too lost, recognising the familiar heavy wood door indicating the front of Renny’s inn.

As they enter the area they note that it doesn't look too busy around here, on the way notice a couple heated conversations and busy buildings, but nothing sticks out in particular. 

Sidling up the door, the group give it a good knock, it takes a minute or so before they hear any sound behind it indicating that anyone’s even around. After some shuffling the thin slit in the door slides open and a familiar pair of eyes peer back at the party. It roves over the group for a moment, Han bending over and waving in response. It soon slides back shut and the party stand around listening to a series of unlocking sounds.

Finally the door swings open and there they see Renny, once again holding a pipe in one hand, as she moves to lean against the door frame.

Renny: “ol’ friends of ezra’s in need somewhere to hide out again? seems like you’ve got someone new with you though” she breathes out a wisp of smoke as she levels a long stare at finn Rokka: "Hello again!" Renny: "....hello again darlin" Han: "we're looking for him. you happen to know where he went?" Keva: "a direction would be good" Finn: he stares back, unsure what to say to this lady or if its even important for her to know who he is. Renny: "I haven’t seen the guy since he left the place with that tiefling girl after the other one, if I didn’t know him id worry he was skipping out on his tab” she snorts, but keeps staring at finn expectantly

Cimmorro: slaps finn's back like "pst introduce yourself" Plum: im going to swat finn and tell him to say covertly Rokka: nudges finn Finn: he feels more than uncomfortable. he doesn't need to make it known the barvottes crawl around places like this. switching a few times between looking at cimmorro and rokka before looking at renny. "i am called finnian." he then looks away and pulls his hat down more. Keva: cowboy tilt your hat finn Finn: vargonia culture Renny: she turns as u respond "nice to meet you there finnian, names renny, bit of common courtesy's appreciated" Finn: he nods back, acknowledging the acknowledgement before peeking at renny from underneath the snufkin hat. "my apologies" Renny: she smirks at you Finn: this milf... her aura is overwhelming, finn looks at cimm if he did it right. Cimmorro: cimm looks at u with a nod of acknowledgement Finn: i feel like turning to cimm for social advice is awful Cimmorro: OIJGIAOPJGWOPIAJGIAJIWG I HATE YOUG

Keva: she mumbles "why did...." then louder as she watches the others nudge at finn "...do you know which direction they were headed?" Han: "and did they say anything as they left?" Psalm: "I think we should just cut to the chase about why we're looking for them no? We have good enough reason to believe that they're in danger." Rokka: "and we came to save them!" Renny: "danger huh.... seems to be the trend around here. not really, think he went after that other friend of yours you popped in with. i’m no one to pry into what my patrons get up unless it’s going to disturb others or myself, understand me?” she takes another puff of her pipe and turns her head at you rokka "nice of you" Keva: "other friend?" Renny: “white haired fellow”

Chip: [han nat 1 insight check] renny would never lie to you.... perish the thought Han: tru milfs wont lie to me they love me Chip: so true

Getting a sense the conversation isnt really going anywhere, Cimmorro takes a step back to cast sending to cole while the others continue chatting along with renny, though renny gives him a curious glance.

Keva: "did you notice anything weird with the other guy when he left?" Han: [nods at keva’s q] Renny: "hmm...seemed tired, like he was in a daze. didn't ask"

Cimmorro: "it's cimmorro. do you have any clue where you are right now? any clue at all. keep it brief, this spell cant hold." Cole: after a second or two you hear a response in coles voice in your head "ahuh- is that you cimm?? whoa where are you....were underground uh...some huge group jumped us. um uh...in the bone somewhere higher up-" before it cuts off Cimmorro: just face palms at cole's rambling before getting everyone's attention "hate to break the chat but it seems like they're 'in the bone somewhere higher up,' cole said" Han: "...so like..." han points upwards to shorewater Rokka: "please don't tell me its the cult again ugh..." Psalm: [to renny] "If you don't mind, do you have any idea what 'higher up' would mean for down here?" Renny: "could mean one of the taller buildings or scaffoldings that crawls up the cove walls. or could just mean up north, theres a bit of a slant that lets you see over the rest of the cove from back there" she shrugs "doesn't really narrow down your search radius though i think, could ask around, more foot traffic lately"

Han, Psalm and Finn both think to themselves if they know of any particular big groups that may have targeted the two down here. Psalm and Finn come up with nothing, the latter having gotten most of his information from his uncle. Han thinks a bit longer but nothing immediately pops into her head outside trading groups ferrie told her about. Cole could be talking about a big gang but she gets the feeling there's plenty of those down here and she doesn't know any of them by name.

The group think amongst themselves, deciding they should split up to search, one group prowling the rooftops of the rickety buildings while others search and ask around on foot. 

Han: she goes "well, thanks for your time" and gives renny another 5 gold Renny: she raises a brow and takes it "well thank you, if ya spot him down the line let me know. finding myself a little curious now" Han: "will do ma'am" ^_^ Renny: she waves and shuts the door behind her as you all chatter amongst yourselves, you hear the door lock four times behind her

Finn: "psalm you may not be going to the roof but ill give you my grimnir raid id while youre still here, its my strike time you see...” Psalm: "Yeah no problem I can mvp" Finn: "It's '00568E33, thank you psalm. your fire is invaluable to my raids." Rokka: BAN GBF Chip:

Finn: QWHY ARE YOU EXPOSING ME Psalm: OH I CAN GO HOLD ON Keva: OH MY GOD Plum: oh my god Finn: IUMDIFMFG

Rokka: he fidgets at the thought of leaving ground team alone "I'll...go with the ground..."  Han: ;LK;LKHSDALKHFKWELKRD 🥺

The groups split into two teams [ Han, Finn and Keva ] to explore the roofs and [ Psalm, Cimmorro, Plum and Rokka ] to ask around on foot. They decide to all meet back up again in about an hour’s time at Renny’s to share their findings.

The ground group decide to make their way to Nickel to see if they can get any useful information out of him. In the meanwhile the rooftop group sidle up to the nearest looking short building. Han offers to help the two up but Keva quickly climbs up and ahead of the other two on her own.

Han: "yes, i give boost, no problem" Plum: forgot han sounds like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW1Nff6jgjo

Finn: "ive no need for any such thing. a vampire can scale any surface." Han: "so can i, am i vampire now" Finn: "no you cannot! i can climb anything! you cannot." he crosses his arms. Han: "... yes i can" Finn: finn furrows his brows. "you are so foolish that it truly escapes me how you've made it this far." Han: han crosses her arms at finn "what? why?" Finn: finn is exasperated. "insufferable." he scoffs before turning his back to han. Han: "what, you think i cant? ill prove it" Finn: "prove it then." he says in a snotty tone

Han casts spiderclimb on herself before immediately running up the side of the wall like naruto, laughing in victory from the rooftop. Though once she reaches the top she realises she does not have darkvision and cant really scope the place out at all. She can see many small lights peppered around the cove, but on the roofs? there are no lights on the roofs. its going to be easy to trip up here. In the meantime Keva attempts to peer out for anything suspicious, though she comes up empty, slightly distracted by the two behind her’s antics.

Han: “....balls” Finn: he stares for a good moment. but then he shakes his head and tsks, despite han not being able to hear. foolish goliath. she had to cast a spell to do it! how foolish! [he then climbs up effortlessly after her] Keva: she just, pulls her hood down lower and goes toward the higher nearby building mumbling "i'm not dealing with this"

The group make an effort to stealth themselves once they get up, Keva doing so well that Han loses track of where she went as the former climbs higher up on the building next to them.

Han: han is like "you take ages" Finn: "perhaps you ought to take your time too, might draw fewer eyes to you." finn checks out his gloved nails you know how. its about the vibes it gives off 💅 Han: han is like >:/ MAYBE SO.................

In the meantime the other group make their way over to the location of nickel’s familiar storefront, Han having quickly shouted them directions from the last time she was down here. As the group approach they see a good number of boats near the shoreline and the building, it appears a group of people in similar uniforms as Nickel are hauling crates and barrels onto them.

They walk over to the tented side of the building to find nickel where they last spoke to him, though as they make to dip their heads inside a hand comes up in front of their faces shooing you back out, on the other side of it they hear nickels familiar drawl 

Nickel: “sorry pal, closing up for the moment, trying to shift out our stock around like everyone else so-“ he sticks his head out from the flap at the tail end of his spiel “oh you lot again? surprised you’re down here again after all the chatter I’ve been hearing flow through” he gives your group a lazy smirk. Psalm: "Eh... that got sorted out, but we're not here to shop." Plum: "yo, you wouldnt happen to know about any big gangs in the area would you" Han: SUCH AS YOURS, O FAIR NICKEL? Cimmorro: "what's the hullabaloo about actually?"  Nickel: "wow fun question, whyre ya asking" he gives an awww at the no shopping comment before turning to cimmorro "hmm? figured you'd have heard about the big bad royal guards skulking around down here, among other things"

Plum: “...” i'm gonna turn to cimm and psalm and be like "is it a good idea to tell him why" Psalm: "I don't see how we can avoid that if we want to get the most information out of him if he knows something but... we can try?" Plum: "that's what i think, and it's not like he's the most trustworthy person ever, well okay” Psalm: "As far as I know the Dark Blues are a merchant group and not in the business of kidnapping people, so i want to say i doubt he’d be involved”

Plum: "fine, well, some friends of ours got kidnapped" Cimmorro: cimm just gives a "ah, just curious if there'd be more to it than that" also just nodding to psalm and plum rn Nickel: "everyone here’s a little paranoid yknow? well myself included, so you can imagine anyone who’s drifting through is leaving and everybody else is boarding up their doors and digging their holes” he puts a hand to his chin “ ahhh the city feels a little scary these days don’t it valued customers?” he says while theatrically scrunching up his face in woe before turning to you plum "sad story there friend, not uncommon a thing to hear round here" Plum: "sure, sure, but have you heard of any group like that is what i'm asking, like lets say its not just some random thugs" Nickel: "oh plenty down here, but you'll want to narrow down the list unless you want to stand here and listen to me drone on for an hour" he folds his arms and smiles "and its not very in my nature to give things away for free" Plum: plum puts their fingers to their head in annoyance and says "i'd rather listen to you drone on than be doing this right now" Nickel: he goes ^__^

The group relay to him what Cole told them, about being higher up somewhere within the bone, specifying she probably meant somewhere in the northern area rather than above their heads. They also state they’re looking for Ezra, remembering Nickel encountered him the first time they met the drow so he may recognise him, they also bring up rickert’s name additionally.

Cimmorro: "oh hum... does rickert sound familiar to you?"  Nickel: "hmmm...somewhat, pauldrun...?" Psalm: "Elf, short hair, missing his right eye. Scar on his face. Has probably never smiled in his life. Ringing any bells?” Nickel: he nods his head and shakes his hand "ah yes yes i know of him, hes fond of grinning i hear actually" Cimmorro: "the one with us was the opposite of that yeah" Rokka: "wonder why he doesn't grin with us 🤔 " Psalm: "Well hearsay and reality tend to be two very different experiences 😇" Nickel: he laughs at that Psalm: score Han: ARE YOU IN A DAITNG SIM A;LKDSFHRLKW3EFDS

Cimmorro: "SO.... if you two are done flirting... any clue of their possible whereabouts or no" Nickel: he smirks at you cimm and continues "him and his motley crew? i know where they like to hang around the most at least" Cimmorro: 😳 ".... and i assume you want compensation for that information?" cimm exhales  Nickel: "well since you're not buying anything..." he smiles

Psalm: "I wouldn't put it past them to kidnap people... 🤔" Cimmorro: "yeah especially if it's ezra lol" Psalm: "That aside, remember what they were up to when we first ran into them." Plum: "unfortunately, it's not too farfetched that it could be them" Cimmorro: "they sure like their ropes!" Rokka: "Makes sense"

Cimmorro: looks at nickel unamused "what's your offer then?" Nickel: "hmmm lets say 70 gold" Rokka: Psalm quick eldritch blast Psalm: i want to be able to shop here later...

Cimmorro: i huddle towards the others "not particularly skilled in haggling so if one of you wants to try... either way, we can also pool for it" Plum: "i'm also not skilled at haggling" Rokka: ok rokka pulls out 70g and dumps it on nickels hand "that good sir?" Nickel: "oho thank you kindly sir"  he pockets into one of his pouches with a smile while giving you a knowing glance

Nickel: he turns to address you all now "if you want to find rickert i suggest you look for a bar called the Cracked Skull, its where him and his gang like to idle around when they're down here. if they aren't on a job in any case, they’re probably busy with people leaving or piling in so you’re bound ta’ find someone whos seen him recently" another smile Psalm: "What are the directions from here?" Nickel: "head around the east dive, its where most of the livelier bars are, place has a big skull drawn on the front of it, hard to miss"

Plum: "oh last thing, when are you reopening your shop after all the, uh-" gestures to people moving around Nickel: he looks down at you "hmmm well right now were relocating our storage and whatnot so..." he thinks for a beat "if nobody comes snooping for us specifically we'll probably be open our doors again within the week, eager to see you then of course" Plum: "right" and then in a more deadpan voice plum says "see you then" Rokka: "thank you good bye!" Psalm: "Thank you kindly." Cimmorro: cimm just leaves fr Nickel: he gives you all a cheery wave "see you again soon"

Plum: theres no way rickert's gotten to level 5 within  a week lets beat his ass Cimmorro: little did u know he fought a dragon and got to lv 20

Cimmorro: once we're out the store i'm gonna nudge rokka "i'll pay a part of that gold later. i have no change on me right now" Rokka: rokka looks at cimm "huh? what? no! no, it's fine don't worry about it!! thank you though..." Cimmorro: :/ "it's a group effort right now and i'd like to do my part. nothing more nothing less" Rokka: "i mean...if you insiiiisstttt...." rokka nods and looks around for a bit before looking back at cimm "no rush though!"

The belowground group make their way over towards the Cracked Skull. Back with the rooftop group both Keva and Finn attempt to peer out into the cove for anything of note nearby but both ultimately come up with nothing. Finn finds himself distracted by Han nearly tripping over the roof in the dark while Keva stares back down at the two from her higher vantage point, throwing a small rock at Han’s leg to get the twos attention.

Finn: "looks like you cannot climb anything, the way i do. time to admit it, no?" Han: "i just proved i can climb it easily, what the fuck are you on about" Finn: "tripping over yourself like the oaf you are, ha. you are not just foolish, but also amusing." Han: "i cant see in the da-(VERY MUFFLED SQUEAK OF SURPRISE)" [tracks where the stone came from] then punts finn and goes "whatever, come on" Finn: finn holds a hand over his mouth in fake shock and rolls his eyes. "sure."

The group set out to start snooping around the taller buildings near Renny’s as opposed to just looking out over the streets. Keva manages to keep quiet and not alert people inside as she peers through cracks, she sees quite a few shady dealings occurring but nothing that seems to be related to Cole or Ezra. Finn ends up much the same as Keva, thinking to himself ‘wild that people live here’ as he stares at some guy randomly sleeping on the floor. 

Han has less luck than the other two, coming across heavily boarded windows, and even when she can peer through the cracks its too dark inside for her to notice anything. As she stomps about the outside she also gets an ugly glare from one window from an occupant inside. She quickly gives a peace sign and slides down the wall back to the ground while the eyes glare at her all the while.

The three regroup a little dejected, han pouts.

Keva: "maybe we're thinking about this the wrong way" Han:  han looks at keva like go on Finn: "i am not sure myself. i wonder if the other team is making any more progress than we are." Keva: "i don't know, there's like uptown and downtown in cities right? maybe there's different part of the withered bone" Han: "renny said it could be north where theres a scaffolding... north should be that way (points), we could try heading there" Finn: cant I fact check on that being north [it is] "let us do that then. I do not see any other leads that we could possibly follow instead."

They decide to make their way over to the northern side of the cove, hopping over the roofs in the dark as they go (han with slightly less reckless abandon). Once arriving in the northern area they split and once again get to searching around the outside of the buildings from the roofs. 

Finn comes up empty, these people really like to board their windows shut...it was annoying before but it is also annoying now. Han and Keva have slightly more success, managing to look into a few more rooms, but nothing obvious. Han gets a few more eyes glaring at her every time she passes by some windows, at one point even feeling a knife chucked into the boards at one point in her direction as a response to her unstealthily snooping.

The three regroup with a huff as they discuss their findings, staring about the area. They take note the western side of the cavern wall that they’re now near. It appears to have these spidering scaffoldings heading up to smaller buildings built higher into the walls, but they cant really tell how to get there.

Han: "should we...attempt to go there?" han points to the cavern wall scaffoldings Keva: "do we got time?" Han: han is like ehhhhhhh Keva: "okay well, i'll go back to meet up with the others then to tell them where you are, since we're almost out of time" Finn: "think we'll be fast enough?" finn raises an eyebrow @ han Han: han looks uncertain for a sec but then is like "ye, course" Keva: "right well don't be idiots on the way" and keva's gonna head off Finn: "hmph." finn shakes his head briefly. "let us waste no time."

Keva makes her way quickly back to Renny’s inn and waits outside on the roof, keeping an eye out for the others. The other two begin looking for a way up the scaffolds. Surprisingly in the dark Han finds the leisurely pace she's able to take with the spiderclimb works in her favour, she gets in some reconnaissance. Lower on the ground she sees a few figures in black hoods with gold trim siting at the entrance to the scaffolds keeping watch near a lantern, letting people pass up occasionally every now and again. 

Finn slightly less successful simply peers up at the scaffolds, he guesses he could climb up there....its probably fine.... Before he can try anything Han stops him and points at the entrance, indicating if they wanted to climb up they should start further down and away from the guards at the entrance. She leads the two of them out of earshot and the two begin climbing, han switching to her climbers kit halfway through.

They seem successful for a time, though as the two get close to the scaffolding they hear a loud whistle suddenly in their ears. Peering up at the scaffolding they see someone in a similar hood to those at the entrance holding a crossbow staring down at them. Their face shadowed, they aim the crossbow at the two of them and wave it downwards, motioning for them to go back the way they came as a warning.

Han: han whispers "could u keep climbing quietly" Finn: finn looks at her briefly but nods, and keeps climbing up. Guard: the guard looks at you finn and shoots an arrow into the wall above your head

> 🎵  Pyrates Beware / Assassin's Creed IV OST

Soon after the guard shoots their crossbow Han pulls her piston gear out and goes into freefall, pulling out her own bow and taking two shots at them. One hits, striking the guard in the shoulder before she plummets, the guard grunts out a cry of pain before whipping their glare in finn's directions seeing her now drop.

Psalm: somehow this is still less risky than us sending rokka to go talk to henrick while rickert is there Han: JHFGJTFHDRETRKYGLHUK

Quickly the guard brings a hand up to their mouth again and lets out a longer loud whistle, along the wall suddenly Han and Finn both see lanterns lighting up one by one as she falls. Han quickly cats feather fall on herself before she hits the ground allowing her to land on her feet.

Across the cove Keva in the distance looks out towards the western cavern wall in the dark, there she can see one by one lanterns quickly lighting up across the scaffolds strangely. She quickly jumps to her feet running over the roofs as fast as she can.

Han: everyone playing with me 

Finn: I MEAN...WOULD THEY SHOOT ME IF IM BACKING OFF...  PLEASE PLEASE IM SO NOBLE POSITION OF PRIVILEGE!!!

Soon after she hits the ground Finn stops in place out of fear, seeing the lanterns light up he drops right after her. She ends up catching him in her arms easily enough.

Han: curses under her breathe in a language u dont understand and then says "time to runnnn" Finn: finn glares at you han. "i should have known better than to count on you for a plan! imbecile!" he also curses in a language you dont understand and hops out of your arms to run himself Han: "i SAID could you get UP THERE qUIETLY and YOU! said YES!!!!!!!!" Finn: "you reassured me youd distract him! ugh! i wouldve expected you to take that lowly guard out swiftly, but no! you are nothing but an oaf!" he grunts

Han skids to halt and attempts to deck finn for the insult but he quickly dodges out of the way as they run.

Finn: finn gasps, offended by your attempt. "you...!! ive no words! baseborn scum!" he cusses at her quite unrestrained and bolts again. Han: "YOU LITTLE UNGRATEFUL, SHIT FOR BRAINS TWIG MAN" Finn: "SUCH A BLOATED BODY BUT NO SPACE FOR THE MOST VITAL ORGAN!"

The two continue bickering until Han spots an alleyway while they're running, tackling Finn into it with her successfully. She grapples him in her hands, whapping a hand over his mouth and casts pass without a trace. He begins shouting grumpily but she quickly tells him to quiet down so the two can stay hidden from the now approaching guards. He reluctantly settles down in her grasp fighting the urge to bite her hand.

The two go deathly quiet, listening in they hear yelling and chatter near the scaffolding begin to ramp up, after a minute or so they hear footsteps run past the alleyway, noting the familiar hoods it appears that they haven’t noticed their hiding spot. After a moment Han releases her hand from Finn’s mouth and makes a shooshing motion, though she still keeps a grip on him as they wait for the guards to disperse.

Han: finn feels hans heart pounding kya Finn: KYA finn just goes wow havent felt one of those in forever

After a time it seems the guards roaming around on the ground have moved on from their area, though the scaffolding is still lit up, seems they're still alerted up higher. Keva also quickly arrives in the area, looking around she sees people in hoods holding lanterns hunting around, though not much else.

Han: han lets u go completely after the noise dies down and says " dont stray too far from me." and starts going making way to rennys Finn: finn tsks at you once again, but is no longer in the mood to start arguments, for once. he follows you.

Keva stares at the group roaming about trying to discern anything about them but they seem pretty covert, she can tell for sure that they're guarding the upper scaffolds down here, and that there seem to be a good number of them. Seeing nothing to do she sighs and heads back over to Renny’s the same time Finn and Han do.

In the meanwhile the other group make their way over to the east dive from nickel's storefront, its easy enough for them to find their way as they remember heading to the area to check out Sammy's abode. As they look around they find what seems to be a populated area of sorts and a few crowded buildings.

Nearby they spot a rickety wooden building with a white skull painted across its front, in front of if a few figures huddled on the front stoop, sounds of chatter and laughter coming from inside. It appears they’ve found the place.

The figures huddled near the door don’t really move as the group approach so they find themselves having to step over and around them to get into the building.

> 🎵  Bridge to London / Vampyr OST

Entering the busy bar they see a number of seedy looking individuals peppered about, hooded figures and the more overt looking cutthroats and mercs, as well as any other wayward traveller nursing a drink looking for somewhere to lay low. Looking about they don’t recognise most of them, noting a stocky looking bartender behind the bar and a few hired guards standing at the doors, though in the corner of the room they see a smaller group huddled around a table.

Staring closer they recognise them as Rickert and part of his gang, four people sitting around with what looks like nothing better to do, including Henrick. from this distance they can see Rickert angrily arguing with one of the goonies while holding them in a headlock, Henrick looks on wearily taking a sip of a drink while him and the other one try and play cards.

Nervous about talking to Rickert out of disguise, the group all nominate Rokka to head over and get Henrick’s attention so they can talk to him instead while Rickert’s not around. He nervously walks over in his disguised form whistling as the others watch from across the room.

Cimmorro: everyone watches rokka miserably Psalm: miserably is right we owe him the 70 gold after this

Rickert: as you approach you see rickert's head turn up in your direction and squint along with the goon in the headlock. the other two at the table also peer in your direction "...what do ya want?" Rokka: his whistling dies down like those cartoon sounds of a falling missile "uh.......... i uh........... " he looks between rickert and henrick "i saw my old bud henrick!!!!!!! hey!!!!!! henrick!!!!!!!!!"

Psalm: oh yknow i have invisibility we could've gone about this a completely different way how did that slip my mind Plum: I WILL KILL YOU Cimmorro: AOIGJAIWJGAJGADG Plum: you could've whispered surreptitiously in henrick's ear and changed the whole genre of this encounter Psalm: suddenly the rating goes up

Rickert: he glares at you before whipping his head in henricks direction Henrick: he stares at you utterly confused before his eyes widen a fraction, but then he looks confused again "uh..?" Rokka: nervously laughs "HAHA....long time no see buddy!!!" rokka moves to give him a big unintentionally tight hug and whispers in his ear "im psalms friend pleaase come with me emergency" he laughs again when releasing him "MIND IF I BORROW THIS RASCAL FOR A DRINK?" Henrick: he grunts with surprise at the crushing hug, trying to hold onto the cards in his hands "uh-!" he listens to you whisper in his ear and whispers back a "...w-who...?" Rickert: across he lets out a cackle "wow didnt know you actually had friends henrick" Rokka: nervously laughs again and slings his arm around henricks shoulder and gives tight squeeze "YEAH!!! he and i go WAYYY back! thought i would never see him again!!" he begins to pulls henrick away "ANYWAYS!! I'LL BRING THIS GUY BACK TO YA ASAP!! ILL EVEN BUY U A ROUND OF DRINKS!!! LATER!!" moving => henrick Henrick: he lets you drag him away confused "uh- guess ill fold for this round guys" and lets you drag him away from the table, you see rickert look at his hand after he places it on the table and he lets out another cackle

Rokka: quickly says everything in one breath bc hes scared rickert will call him back "remember that tall red tiefling with the group w the lupin and goliath? im the lupin we need ur help please just come im so sorry" and quickens our pace to the grounders Henrick: he nods at you confused as you drag him along "....sure but why are y-" then he turns as hes presented before you all "oh...hello..?" Rokka: heaves a sigh of relief once reaching the group and lets go of henrick "i........brought him.........." Plum: 'yeah, somehow that mess actually worked! good one" Cimmorro: raises a hand like a weak greeting

Rokka: mumbling like "i need a drink" Psalm: "We can do that after, right now maybe we should step outside for a bit?” Rokka: sighs again and slings his arm over henricks shoulder and moves him towards the exit Psalm: "Cheer up Rokka, once we're done with all this you can get me that drink you owe me." Rokka: "aww man i thought you forgot about that!!" blows raspberry Psalm: “you wish” 

Henrick: he tilts his head and looks back at rickert scratching his neck “sure though i dont know why…seeing you guys a lot lately huh” his eyes back towards psalm “you just here to hire us again for something?” he yelps as rokka pushes him towards the exist and goes Plum:  "hell no" Psalm: "You free for hire? Although my friend's right, not really here for that right now. Kind of on an urgent mission right now actually." Henrick: he tilts his head "ah yeah rickerts always doing whatever pays, i figured you'd know because of your friend here" and he points at cimmorro Plum: "cimm, the fuck does that mean?" Cimmorro: cimm just looks like this O_O???? "excuse me???" Henrick: he squints in confusion “the other day at the pier, you uhh” and he points at cimmorro “hired us to move some crates round the caves, didn’t really know if was you though till we got paid at the end of it though” he gives cimmorro a curious look “was kinda funny to see the boss’ reaction… are bounty hunters fond of hiring people they’re out to grab for odd jobs like that or is he not on the radar anymore…that’d be nice for a number of reasons…..” and he kind of looks away scratching his neck Psalm: Psalm just looks at Cimmorro wide eyed like HUH? Cimmorro: cimm JUST LOOKS AS SURPRISED AS YOU ARE "DONT GIVE ME THAT LOOK. I WAS WITH YOU GUYS THIS WHOLE TIME???"

Plum: "the other day? do you remember how many days ago or so?" Psalm: "Wait you're saying he hired you? *points at Cimm * You're absolutely sure you got a good look?" Cimmorro: "loathe as i am to remember the fact that i've done nothing but hang out with you all but by the goddess" Psalm: "Ok that bits just unnecessary although I get it."

Henrick: he stares at cimmorro and psalm's confused reactions "uh...same day i saw you again actually, kinda strange?" he gives cimm a good stare at your request then turns back to psalm "uhh...yep not many people look like him frankly" Cimmorro: cimm just pinching the bridge of his nose rn Psalm: just pinches his eyes like i have a fuckin headache rn "Mind telling me where you moved the crates?" Henrick: he taps his fingers nervously on his arms "im getting the feeling.... somethings weird here huh" he turns to you psalm "it was somewhere in the caverns, looked pretty nondescript but then so are all drop off points...?" Psalm: "Yeah just a little weird. I'm guessing you don't know what was in them?" Henrick: he shakes his head "nah they were nailed shut, clients can tell easy if you mess around so we didn't bother, though i was curious" Cimmorro: "where were these drop points?" Henrick: he scratches his head nervously "uhh i dont really remember, like i said in the caverns, its a popular place for smugglers to make deals so i dont think much of it" he looks more anxious as the conversation goes on Psalm: “Maybe we should head back inside and see if boss man will know? Amazing, this isn't even what we wanted to find out and yet here we are."

Han: gg henrick u were an unknowing assistant in the plot to turn the whole city to zombieland Psalm: imagine being that guy Plum: moe through helplessness

Attempting to move on from the revelation from Henrick about Cimmorro’s doppelganger, the group then get about to asking what they dragged him over for in the first place.

Cimmorro: "guess i can just waltz in there for a chat later huh.... in any case we're looking for an elf man, pretty large scar on the face? any clue?" Psalm: "Missing a right eye also, was with a blue tiefling before they went missing." Henrick: he tilts his head and thinks "i know a few guys who match that description honestly" as you keep talking his face kinda goes still “….uh….” he starts nervously tapping his hand on his leg “right that guy from the other day….i didn’t get much of a look at him when our base got busted but I guess he’s with you, makes sense…” Cimmorro: "so have u seen him recently... down here?"  Henrick: he looks away to stare at the street "uh...dunno, you'd be better off asking rickert..." Cimmorro: STARTS SLOUCHING AS I HEAD TOWARD THE BAR Psalm:* picks you up and throws you into the ring * Henrick: he watches you go nervously and puts a hand to his face with a woeful expression, following after

The group all stroll their way back into the bar as a group and head over to rickert's table, as they do he turns his head in cimmorro’s direction

Rickert: “aha would ya look at that, this ones come slinking round again” eyeballing cimmorro “need us again big boy? the hell d’yall need to transport round caves anyway” as he speaks he takes a sip of his drink Cimmorro: BIG BOY HE SAID Psalm: i hate rickert more than anything

Cimmorro: "haha yeah it's nice to see you too... listen, i'm looking for someone. you remember that elf with a face scar from your base's basement? have you seen him recently down here?" cimm trying to not look as strained as he is rn Rickert: at that his face seems to light up with a wicked glee “the other bounty hunter who chucked that vial of acid right into my beautiful face? hah! yeah i’ve seen the bastard recently actually, though I dunno if I wanna tell ya why or where” and he leans back on his hands whistling “whats in it for me?” Plum: just say i'll make it worth your while Han: do a blowjob motion at rickert Psalm: hhuhuGHURJAF Finn: what happened to cimm usually being so easy going huh, just do the blowjob motion coward

Cimmorro: "aha of course, you son of a gun. you know little ol' me. i'll make it worth your while" Rickert: he hmms to himself before scratching his chin “so charitable of ya, you know i know just the thing, beat me in a game of cards and I’ll tell ya everything you’d ever want to know free of charge, thieves’ honour” he gives you all a smirk as he leans across the table “you lose then you pay me, considering how important this information seems to alla’ you …..lets say 350 gold?” he spits the terms out while smiling Cimmorro: "does it have to be me? i... don't really have to time for cards right now" Rickert: he leans back into the booth lazily "doesn't have to be you, can be any one of your friends, two of you, well go best of three playing kings gambit, you against me and one of my boys. if you're too busy then i guess ya can buzz off and quit wasting my time" he leans forward with a grimace Cimmorro: i look at the rest of you like "well... anyone wanna play cards? guess i'll play if we have no other choice" Psalm: "I'll play as well."

The group however quickly tell Rickert to wait a moment before shuffling over to another end of the bar to figure out how theyre going to cheat, leaving Rokka alone with the gang again. Rickert snorts into his drink with disinterest watching them shuffle off. Rokka quickly looks for an excuse so he can shuffle off as well briefly.

Rokka: yeah honestly rokkkas like hahha...........time to fetch those ales!!!!!!! ahahha crying at his wallet

Cimmorro: [casting guidance] Psalm: "Ok, obviously losing 350 on this guy is a waste, so we're gonna need your help to cheat." Plum: "right i think i can guess what you have in mind' Psalm: "Great, saves having to explain." Plum: "just tell them i went to go report back to some friends wed be late returning to our meet up point or something, if they asked where i went i suppose" Psalm: "Wow you read my mind. As for how to cheat.. well I'm sure you can think of something." Plum: "er... i'll try Psalm: "I guess we can come up with a system for you to check their dice for me." Plum: "maybe i can just draw the number on your palm or something" Psalm: "Fine with me."

Psalm: "Ghester you want to help me cheat here?" Plum: "what the fuck is a ghester" Cimmorro: plum and cimm looking at psalm like elaborate... Now Ghester: you hear ghester laugh in your head psalm "i could only focus on one of them but perhaps if they aren't too quick with their hands" after a minute you hear a voice in your head cimmorro and plum out of nowhere "hello again" Plum: "did one of you just say something?" Cimmorro: "ohhh!!! it's you!!" Ghester: you hear the voice continue cimmorro "yes me" Psalm: "Great, so out game plan can be Ghester you focus on whoever's playing that isn't Rickert, Plum you can take Rickert and maybe write the number in Cimmorro's hand instead of mine. Ghester can just tell me the other guys numbers if.. he can. We can just figure it out like that." Plum: "ghester is that voice i heard just now?" Psalm: "I'll explain after we finish this. But yes." Cimmorro: "you have a lot of explaining to do after this but sure that sounds dope"

The three continue to discuss their means of leverage while Rokka attempts to buy a round of drinks for Rickert’s gang, the chatter and boisterous activity of the bar booming around them. ---

Notes

🐺 Rokka handed 70g to 👛Nickel

The Western Scaffolds are on alert... 🔎

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「 King Gambit 👑 」 Rules

King’s Gambit has a buy in bet of 5 gold, though in this game with Rickert you'll be using chips. 

Each card player rolls 1d8, keeping the die hidden. each player has the chance to raise the bet, call the bet (meet it), or fold. This continues when all bets are equal.

Then each player rolls a 1d6, keeping it secret as well. A final chance to raise, call, or fold. Each remaining player rolls 1d4. They then all reveal the 1d8, 1d6, and 1d4, adding them all together.

The person with the highest total dice number wins the round and takes all the chips. by the end of the three rounds the person who has won the highest amount of chips is the ultimate winner

#recaps #200927