“It’s hard to recognize the light when you’ve spent your whole life in the dark.”
Sentence Starters - The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
“Is that why you shine as brightly as a star? To keep the darkness at bay?” Shalria inquired cooly, sipping at her wine as she slowly mulled over his words. The costly beverage was cold and fresh, taste sweetening upon her tongue. Tesoro was likely enjoying his drink too, especially since it was the first time he’d ever mentioned anything about his life other than as a man of talent.
It was difficult to believe that a man so full of personality could have indeed spent his whole life in the dark but Shalria knew it wasn’t impossible. Gild Tesoro wasn’t known as the World’s Greatest Showman for nothing and the idea that the King of the Gran Tesoro, Lord of the World’s Largest Entertainment City might have his own dark secrets hidden beneath the veneer of glorious wealth and gold decorating his vast realm wasn’t really that far-fetched.
After all, she’d seen many of his ’employees’ scrambling to serve his every whim, no different than how the slaves behaved back home in Mariejois.
Honey brown eyes slyly flickered up and down beneath the orange-tinted lenses of her eyewear. Tesoro wasn’t terribly old, just shy of forty years but in that moment between sipping his wine, the atmosphere shifted and suddenly he seemed so much older, the premature lines of his face looking heavier than she’d recalled ever seeing before. The blueness of his eyes, bright as his gaze was, had a faraway look to them as though his thoughts had drifted back to less pleasant times, when he hadn’t always been the illustrious ‘Casino King’ so many people had grown to love and fear.
“Be that as it may, there is plenty of light in your life now. The Gran Tesoro shines like the moon itself even when sailing through the darkest waters and your performances bring light to the lives of those worthy enough to see you. Surely that’s something to be proud of?” Shalria said in her most pleasant voice, wondering if the showman would continue his line of thought or leave that conversation for another time...
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Sentence Starters - The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
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“I was distracted. All I could think about was kissing you.”
“You know I never have fun.”
“Why don’t they like questions? How else do we learn?”
“Little things have a habit of being stepped on by big things.”
“My every experiment ends in disaster.”
“Don’t go down this path! Nothing good will come of this.”
“You read too many stories.”
“No mercy for murderers!”
“I always thought I’d make a fantastic princess. I’ve got the hair for it. It’s very shiny.”
“Let’s make a deal. We both go our separate ways, and trust that the other won’t squeal.”
“Getting along may be hard at first. But like anything else in life, it just takes time to adjust.”
“Where’s your sense of adventure? Come on!”
“Remember, the bonds of sisterhood can be tested, but never broken.”
“If we allow matters of the heart to distract us from our duties, then we have failed.”
“They’re all too scared to see the truth, even when it’s right in front of them.”
“You’ll give everyone nightmares with that wailing.”
“We’re together now. That’s all that matters.”
“You make it sound so much more nefarious than it really is.”
“When was the last time you washed your hands?”
“What’s the matter? Too scared to come out and face me?”
“It’s hard to recognize the light when you’ve spent your whole life in the dark.”
“Life and death are a circle, not a line. There is no end, no beginning.”
“I’m quite capable of handling myself.”
“We’ve come too far to turn back now.”
“Promises you cannot keep are no better than lies.”
“Did you think I would not find you?”
“It will leave a scar, but scars are good. Minds forget. Scars remember.”
“Some dress to conceal their body, others to reveal their nature.”
“Turn back before it’s too late!”
“The only mercy I have left to offer is death.”
“Who decides who lives and dies? You?”
“I am the only one capable of making the hard choices.”
“We are no longer sure where one of us begins and the other ends.”
“What was once unthinkable has become inevitable: rebellion.”
“They fear what would happen if we were united.”
“Here we will make our stand. Not as many, but as one.”
“I don’t think anything will ever be like it was again.”
“I’ll die where I stand before I run again.”
“Our sacrifice will inspire others.”
“If it’s a fight you want, I’ll give you one.”
“Get away from my friends!!”
“I guess everyone wants to hug a hero.”
“We have made new enemies, and lost old friends.”
“Hope is fragile. Hope is delicate, like a crystal shard.”
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what colour is your aura?
Royal
Crown jewels, portraits, satin chairs, masquerades, nebulas, betta fish, secrets. Your essence is royal: you cultivate your strengths and know how to be needed. You attract others; you are flattering and bold, locking everything ugly away. You create an image of decadence and confidence, effortlessly. You are the courtier. You are the networker. You find kinship in like-minded individuals of lilac, purple, indigo, and amethyst, who share your ambition. You are also drawn to the dramatic noir and crimson, who will help you grow and speak your truth even if it isn't pleasant. However, you may struggle to get along with the aimless personalities of gold and umber who lack a strong goal in life.
Tagging;; @bahr-geist, @eyesofcuriosity, @ikkaku-of-heart, @medicus-mortem, @post-mortem-lullabies, @sunfirekid, @whiskeysrpcenter and anybody who’d like to do this?
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@ooc-someidioticurl asked: Eᴠᴇɴ Mᴏʀᴇ Iɴᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ Qᴜᴏᴛᴇs Gᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴏʀ! // Chucking Emil at you if you still accept those
Eᴠᴇɴ Mᴏʀᴇ Iɴᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ Qᴜᴏᴛᴇs Gᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴏʀ!
Shalria: When I first met you, I did not like you.
Emil: I'm aware of that.
Shalria: But then you and I had some time together.
Emil: Uh-huh?
Shalria: It did not get better.
(A bunch more because I laughed too hard at these)
Emil: So, she kissed me.
Shalria: And you kissed her back?
Emil: No, I kissed her mouth.
Shalria: What is this!?
Emil: That’s the weight of guilt. Give in to the nice side. Help those unfortunate, and make the guilt go away, my friend.
Shalria: Ow! Make it stop!
Emil: Surrender to your kindness, Shalria. It’s nice to be nice.
Shalria: Your guilt is strong, my friend. But it is no match for the power of my selfishness!
Emil: How do you want your coffee?
Shalria: Black, like my soul.
Emil:
Emil: Shalria, your soul is a latte.
Shalria, texting Emil: Emil there’s a moth on the outside of the bathroom door can you get rid of it?
Shalria: Pls hurry because I’m going to cry
Shalria: Emil
Shalria: Emil
Emil: Emil is dead. You’re next. Love, Moth.
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✏
Eᴠᴇɴ Mᴏʀᴇ Iɴᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ Qᴜᴏᴛᴇs Gᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴏʀ!
Shalria: *holding a salt packet* It’s just a little sodium chloride.
Ikkaku: Actually Shalria, it’s salt.
Shalria: That’s what I said, sodium chloride.
Ikkaku: Uh Shalria, that would be salt.
Ikkaku: *takes salt packer from Shalria* This is iodized table salt, which in addition to sodium chloride contains anti-caking agents and potassium iodate, which is added to prevent iodine deficiency. So not only are you being overly pretentious by insisting on using scientific terminology for everyday items, you are factually wrong. Your arrogance is your downfall, you annoying little shit.
(For a little extra fun as one is never enough...)
Ikkaku: Are you mad?
Shalria: No.
Ikkaku: So sharpening your knives at 3 in the morning is just a hobby?
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