#after getting punted across a hall a few times the masked learn to keep their distance. sometimes they march in line behind it

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guardian of the masquerade

#my art #lethal company #nutcracker #masked #the nutcracker entered this role only semi-willingly; the masked all swarmed it due to pack bonding reflex and never left it alone #the nutcracker recognizes them as a group of individuals to protect. the masked recognize it as part of the masquerade #after getting punted across a hall a few times the masked learn to keep their distance. sometimes they march in line behind it #sometimes they all decide it's time to rest and crowd it in place until it has no choice but to idle #you know how paint on statues wears away in parts where it's touched the most? that happens to this nutcracker #chips off on the arms and middle where they'll huddle around it