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She'S honestlY mucH toO paranoiD foR heR owN gooD. It'S reallY noT healthY tO bE iN heR mindseT, especiallY noT witH heR lusuS beinG thE waY thaT iT iS. I'M A littlE concerneD foR heR, buT alsO, jusT foR thE recorD, iF I wanteD tO takE thE thronE I woulD havE donE iT ageS agO, whaT witH thE birthrighT anD alL. It'S noT mY faulT shE can'T geT thaT ouT oF heR heaD. It'S noT heR faulT eitheR thougH anD I wisH shE aT leasT trieD tO geT iN publiC morE. ShE doeS thE 'barE minimuM' anD whilE thaT maY bE A biT meaN tO saY, it'S noT untruE.
We had our Thing when we were younger. I Think iT was mainly ouT of necessiTy, buT now we're fine as is. I TrusT him, yes, buT aT The same Time I can'T TrusT anyone. IT's a hellish game ThaT we play. I don'T haTe iT... buT I can'T bring myself To derive joy from iT eiTher. ...I've probably spenT Too much Time around my lusus. She's a liTTle crazy. I've known Woviey my whole life. I know him. I TrusT him. He's invaluable. Keeps me sane while I'm being driven absoluTely crazy by everyone and everyThing else.
NoT someonE tO bE trifleD witH lightlY, anD noT jusT sO yoU don'T pisS heR ofF. ShE deserveS iT. ShoulD bE treateD witH respecT aT alL timeS. HaS A legitimatE claiM tO thE thronE whicH shE exerciseS... A loT. DivonA certainlY iS A forcE tO bE reckoneD witH. She'S stubborN anD refuseS tO givE uP anythinG thaT she'S seT heR minD tO doinG, anD thaT meanS thaT shE getS tO bE A thorN iN ouR sidE constantlY. TrianA anD I havE differenT viewS regardinG heR. I thinK DivonA shoulD bE useD aS aN asseT, noT aS competitioN. TrianA coulD looseN heR iroN griP A littlE. GivE heR A smalL corneR oF thE planeT, monitoreD carefullY, nO militarY, anD she'lL bE placateD. IF shE trieS anythinG wE makE iT cleaR whaT happenS. AfteR thaT, wE leT heR intO thE administratioN oF thE planeT anD havE heR assisT witH manipulatinG thE publiC. HeR culT coulD worK excellentlY aS whistleblowerS towardS rebellionS. WE woulD havE tO dO somethinG abouT heR egO, howeveR, anD thaT coulD servE tO bE A probleM... anotheR timE, maybE.
"WΘVIΣY BHAKQI IS PRΘNΣ TΘ CΘMPRΘMISΣ AND LACKS HUBRIS, BUT MAKΣS UP FΘR IT WITH HIS CΘNDΣSCΣNSIΘN. HΣ IS A BΣLLIGΣRΣNT HΣRΣTIC, AND A FAILURΣ ΘF THΣ MΘTHΣR GRUB. THIS IS NΘT ΣVΣR TΘ BΣ FΘRGΘTTΣN."
NoT A leadeR bY anY metriC, unfortunatelY. UnskilleD iN onlinE opinioN manipulatioN aS welL. ExcellenT witH technologY, noT sO excellenT witH peoplE. It'S A reaL shamE. IF shE wasn'T sO adversE tO leadershiP oR thE thronE oR eveN jusT royaltY iN generaL, shE woulD bE aN excellenT additioN tO thE publiC tablE. She'lL dO whaT wE saY, witH somE coercioN, buT thaT botH isn'T thE methoD thaT wE wanT tO gO througH anD iS reallY onlY straininG thE relationshiP wE havE witH heR. AgaiN, frustratinG, buT A situatioN thaT we'rE useD tO. ThingS mighT geT worsE iF wE trY tO makE changeS, witH hoW DineaH iS.
i don't think people knoW hoW stressed Woviey is_ he never talks about it, but i see it sometimes_ its in the Way that he froWns and- i really shouldn't be talking about this, i'll get culled_ oh no, they're going to cull me, i just knoW it_ okay, let's take a feW deep breaths_ you'll be fine, this is supposed to be about him, not you_ yeah_ Woviey is doing What he can_ Which is a lot more than i'd ever be able to do, so___ yeah_
A reaL wilD carD. VerY frustratinG, buT truE. OfteN seeS righT througH ouR planS anD theN goeS anD trieS tO 'acceleratE' theM. ...MosT oF thE timE whateveR shE doeS workS... tO aN extenT, buT wE havE tO theN gO anD dO excessivE amountS oF damagE controL. ShE refuseS tO listeN tO anythinG buT heR owN whimS. A usefuL asseT, buT noT wortH thE timE oR resourceS tO trY anD shapE heR intO whaT wE mighT wanT tO usE heR aS. AnD she'D definitelY trY tO kilL alL oF uS iF wE tooK awaY anY oF heR freedoM. RighT noW, we'rE jusT goinG tO leavE heR alonE anD hopE foR thE besT. IT seemS tO bE A mutuallY beneficiaL arrangemenT.
✦ Holy Hell ✦ Too uptight ✦ SUCH a sucker for bureaucracy ✦ it's kinda funny lol ✦ but i hate that he tries to be all ✦ like ✦ y'know ✦ A nerd ✦ He knows what Tri is doing wayyy more than Tri knows what she's doing ✦ which is kind of funny but also at the same time Alternia is going to hell ✦✦✦ just a little bit yknow? ✦ love that for him ✦ He kinda needs to chill out a lot tho ✦ and also needs to get off my ass ✦ i don't wanna be a part of his schtick ✦ thanks tho boo ✦
ContrarY tO populaR belieF, I don'T actuallY dislikE YvierH, I jusT havE A healthY sensE oF distrusT arounD heR, likE anY sanE persoN shoulD. YvierH iS trickY. ShE knowS exactlY whaT shE iS doinG, anD thaT makeS heR verY dangerouS. AgaiN, I don'T dislikE heR. IN facT, I thinK she'S ratheR capablE. She'S jusT toO... she'S toO cunninG. ToO ambitiouS. ShE knowS she'lL geT whateveR poweR oR influencE shE wantS nO matteR whaT, anD she'S goT planS goinG oN thaT shE won'T eveR disclosE tO uS, anD that'S possiblY morE thaN A littlE scarY. She'S A threaT tO thE thronE, anD wE botH knoW iT. HencE ouR... straineD relationshiP. It'S morE formaL thaN mosT, I'lL saY thaT mucH. BuT YvierH iS invaluablE. FaR toO greaT aN asseT tO thE thronE noT tO keeP heR closE.
The hardest worker, the pra!ses sung to the heavens, the uncrowned he!r, the qu!ntessent!al !mage of royalty. ! won't l!e, ! k!nd of want to see Wov!ey break at some po!nt. ! mean, we can all tell that he's on the verge of snapp!ng. Never g!ves h!mself a mod!cum of a break, so no duh. But st!ll, ! wonder what !t would take to f!nally push h!m over ther edge... ! bet !t would be a real show to watch. Not that !'m !mply!ng anyth!ng! For now...
SkylaR excelS iN alL thE placeS I havE shortcomingS. She'S wonderfuL witH peoplE, beloveD bY thE peoplE, knowS hoW tO geT peoplE thinkinG exactlY whaT shE wantS theM tO, anD caN dO iT alL witH A smilE. TrulY invaluablE tO thE thronE. She'S A wonderfuL trolL aS welL, generallY bringinG A lighT intO anY rooM shE walkS intO. ShE doeS overworK herselF thougH, anD shE thinkS wE can'T seE, buT I caN telL thaT she'S closE tO A breakdowN. We'lL neeD tO looseN heR schedulE anD givE heR breathinG rooM, buT thaT serveS tO bE A littlE biT oF A probleM, sincE she'S sO independenT. ShE doeS everythinG herselF, buT thaT workS againsT heR aS shE overbookS anD overworkS herselF. HmM... I'lL figurE somethinG ouT.
oh wov~. i really wish~ he would lighten up a little~! not for us~, no~, of course not~. but anyone with a set of binoculars~ can see that he needs~ maybe more than a bit of a break~. you can't just~ ride that wave of adrenaline forever~! so i help him out~ whenever he asks~ (and sometimes~ even when he doesn't~!). but don't let him know~ i told you that~!
IN termS oF sheeR practicalitY, ThyssA iS verY usefuL, maybE eveN thE mosT usefuL tooL thE thronE haS aT ouR disposaL. ShE carrieS ouT orderS unquestioninglY anD withouT biaS, alwayS seemS willinG tO undergO violencE, anD heR onlY complainT iS thaT she'S noT makinG enougH progresS fasT enougH iN heR martiaL prowesS. IT helpS thaT shE doesn'T havE mucH oF A capabilitY tO 'seE thE biG picturE' anD catcH what'S goinG oN iN ouR planS, otherwisE wE mighT havE A probleM oN ouR handS witH hoW impulsivE anD violenT shE iS. StilL, she'S largelY noT A probleM botH becausE oF hoW younG shE iS anD hoW wE outnumbeR heR anD whoeveR mighT crawL ouT oF thE woodworK tO folloW heR. She'S noT mucH oF thE leadeR typE, buT shE haS thE capabilitY tO bE onE, shoulD shE wanT tO.
Yeah, I Do What He Says. What About It? Ya Got A Problem With It Or Something? Didn't Think So. Woviey Is Strong. Very Strong. He Can Beat Triana, I Know It. Don't Know About Yvierh. Might Be About The Same. He Let Me Have A Squad Of My Own, And I Fight With Them A Lot. We Get Strong Together. With Them, I'll Prove Myself. We'll Go And Stomp Some Rebellion, Watch It. I'll Be Just As Good As Her.
SawyeR... alwayS giveS mE pausE. ShE seemS tO bE undeR immensE pressurE, buT aT thE samE timE, unfortunatelY, SawyeR doeS noT garneR aS mucH pitY froM mE aS shE mighT expecT tO. I dO noT meaN tO implY thaT shE iS A PinK thaT doesn'T deservE tO bE onE, oR anythinG oF thE likE, buT thE sheeR lacK oF responsibilitY thaT shE anD AlariC carrY oN theiR shoulderS iS somethinG unbelievablY alieN tO mE. I supposE I can'T exactlY blamE theM; wE comE froM differenT timeS, differenT circumstanceS. I don'T holD iT againsT heR, I jusT acknowledgE hoW impossiblY differenT wE arE.
:/ tri would get so mad if i said this to her faCE, but she's not here right nOW, so i'm going to say it anyWAYS! wov should be on the thrONE. thERE! i said iT! i don't know why everyone else is so hush-hush about iT; we all know it's trUE! i know they made their agreEMENT, you can see the picutre plastered all over the inteRNET, but times have surely changed since thEN? it's been ages since thEN! are they just waiting it out so they don't have to deal with it anyMORE? gAH, it makes me want to tear my hair out someTIMES. he's so talented and capABLE, we know this alrEADY!
SealiC. NoT aN orthodoX allY, buT A usefuL onE. I respecT heR decisioN tO distancE herselF froM thE thronE. ShE isn'T cuT ouT foR thE lifE thaT beinG A royaL demandS, anD it'S finE thaT shE stayS faR awaY froM whaT shE knowS anD insteaD optS foR whaT shE wantS. I'M noT discountinG heR skillS, buT it'S noT likE we'rE goinG tO trY anD persuadE heR tO trT anD keeP A permanenT seaT aT thE tablE. It'S noT wortH iT anD botH partieS woulD onlY enD uP frustrateD. BesT tO noT toucH heR anywayS. ThE publiC loveS heR foR whO shE iS currentlY, anD she'S pro-thronE, sO iT standS tO reasoN thaT wE onlY benefiT froM wherE wE arE righT noW. A usefuL propagandA generatoR, eveN iF shE doesn'T knoW iT. ShoulD thE situatioN changE, howeveR, I won'T hesitatE tO makE aN examplE. ShE doesn'T geT tO bE ofF thE hooK jusT becausE she'S A royaL.
wov is very nice! ❂ but.. ❂ hes busy alot. ❂ i know im probably a nuisance to him.. ❂ atleast, ❂ atleast he talks to me sometimes.. ❂ he even let me see the compound once, ❂ that was.. ❂ super cool! ❂ there was alot of different trolls there. ❂ ...im, ❂ thankful he let me see something like that.. ❂
JangmI KvartS iS thE onlY pinkblooD sO faR thaT haS manageD tO takE uP aN entirE draweR iN mY filinG cabineT tO herselF anD heR... 'ShenaniganS'. I dO havE tO applauD theM foR thaT oN somE leveL, buT iT alsO goeS tO shoW jusT hoW mucH oF A headachE hE iS. ThiS iS oF coursE noT tO saY thaT shE iS noT wortH keepinG arounD; theiR valuE aS aN allY anD frienD faR outweighS thE sheeR amounT oF paperworK hE makeS mE filL ouT everY weeK. I coulD havE easilY seeN heR anD I conquerinG AlterniA aS opposeD tO TrianA anD I, buT therE iS nO usE musinG oveR thE 'whaT coulD havE beeN'. ShE understandS thiS aS welL, anD sO wE worK quitE welL togetheR withiN ouR frameworK thaT we'vE hasheD ouT oveR thE sweepS. It'S quitE astonishinG hoW onE caN worK througH eveN thE mosT ingraineD rivalrieS througH decenT communicatioN anD aN opeN minD; noT thaT mosT oF thesE otheR pinkbloodS woulD knoW whaT that'S likE.
"A lot of pEoplE think hE's nothing morE than a stick-in-thE-mud assholE, and whilE that isn't EntirEly wrong, hE's also my fucking BRO. WE havE built a rElationship basEd on mutual rEspEct and undErstanding! SurE, the blood fEud can makE things gEt a littlE agrEssivE at timEs, but I know I can count on Wov whEn thE timE comEs, and hE knows hE can rEly on mE. Took us a fEw swEEps to comE to this rEalization, but bEttEr latE than nEvEr, am I right!"
These Waters are deep and murky. The Lions are old, they don't have very long left on the planet unless they start changing the rules, but.... He seems alright, on the outside. Of course, you can't see a riptide from shore. The Crew doesn't need him to explicitly agree with our charted course, but... if he works with us, even if unwillingly, then our ship would suffer far less damage.
WithouT VaalrI, I'M surE thaT everythinG thaT we'vE trieD tO builD woulD comE crashinG dowN iN aN instanT. ShE manageS tO exudE aN aurA oF calmnesS arounD thE younG oneS anD haS excellenT skilL witH nuancE, whicH iS somethinG oF A concerninG raritY nowadayS. It'S truE thaT thesE timeS arE morE differenT thaN anythinG elsE we'vE haD iN thE pasT, sO iT iS cruciaL thaT thE neW pinkS havE A gooD mentoR tO starT theM ofF oN thE righT fooT. IdeallY we'D sheD aS littlE pinK blooD aS possiblE, anD I'M pleaseD tO saY thaT VaalrI haS playeD heR parT perfectlY. IF shE hadn'T beeN therE, I'M certaiN wE woulD havE haD manY morE royaL funeralS oveR thE sweepS. SomE maY judgE heR foR heR... imbibementS, buT wE alL havE ouR wayS oF handlinG ouR stresseS. ShE handleS iT marvelouslY welL.
"He... he is in desperate need ♡f a break. I think we all are. Well, the f♡ur ♡f us at least. We are running ♡ut ♡f time and we all kn♡w it. We've d♡ne s♡ much already, dealt with things the y♡unger pinks will never experience, and we have t♡ live with the kn♡wledge that, ♡nce we are g♡ne, all ♡f ♡ur hard w♡rk will be f♡rg♡tten in fav♡ur ♡f bl♡♡dshed."
HM... TherE arE... A loT oF thingS I coulD saY abouT hiM. BuT I don'T believE anY oF theM tO bE usefuL, sO theY wilL remaiN unsaiD. BuT I wilL admiT iT doeS noW feeL morE lonelY withouT anotheR maN tO sharE thE spotlighT witH. ThaT iS alL.
FoR alL I talK abouT thE pinkbloodS anD theiR useS iN relatioN tO thE thronE, I dO havE tO praisE KotriZ simplY foR heR worK aS aN artisT. I personallY finD myselF lackinG iN anY artistiC qualitieS, sO tO seE onE oF mY castemateS sO talenteD, anD alsO havE thE timE anD energY tO commiT themselveS tO thaT talenT... meanS thaT I'vE aT leasT succeedeD somewhaT iN mY ambitionS. It'S A mucH niceR AlterniA wheN wE caN worrY abouT hoW ouR portraitS wilL looK anD noT whetheR oR noT we'rE goinG tO livE tO seE thE enD oF thE perigreE.
Echine'S lacK oF communicatioN skillS iS probablY heR biggesT downfalL. ShE haS excellenT martiaL prowesS, decenT strategiC abilitieS, anD A stubbornnesS thaT caN carrY heR througH eveN drastiC failureS, buT heR inabilitY tO reacH ouT tO otherS tO assisT heR iN heR attemptS iS ultimatelY whaT causeS heR tO faiL timE anD timE agaiN. IF shE werE willinG tO reacH ouT anD asK foR supporT, I thinK shE woulD bE pleasantlY surpriseD tO finD ouT thaT wE havE similarlY aligneD goalS, buT heR pridE anD distrusT getS iN heR owN waY anD onlY endS uP creatinG largE messeS foR everyonE involveD. SO I can'T saY thaT I'M verY fonD oF heR anticS, especiallY wheN wE havE propeR channelS tO accomplisH whaT she'S aiminG foR.
"There'S A loT tO bE saiD abouT NeimaI, anD mosT oF iT iS positivE. OnE coulD arguE thaT heR tendencY tO brinG aN innumerablE amounT oF sharP weaponS everywherE shE doeS iS onE oF heR feW 'downsideS', buT aS heR commandinG officeR, I aM inclineD tO disagreE. CalL mE biaseD, buT I thinK NeimaI iS onE oF thE finesT memberS oF AlphA. She'S proveN herselF tO bE capablE timE anD timE agaiN; She'lL geT thE joB donE, anD I couldn'T asK foR anythinG morE."
I h(✺)pe t(✺) g(✺)d ive mildly scared him with my sheer amount of hidden weap(✺)nry. I kn(✺)w ive pr(✺)bably impressed him th(✺)ugh, c(✺)nsidering im (✺)n alpha. Kinda surprised i was c(✺)nsiderin' im a greyscale.. but eh! Im glad t(✺) be here and help him (✺)ut as best i can. [Als(✺) l(✺)rd this man needs like?? A nap. Jegus christ.]
AlloW mE tO bE botH verY cleaR anD verY shorT witH mY wordS oN thiS matteR. MY relationshiP witH SirixE KresiK beyonD thaT oF A professionaL onE iS onE thaT I don'T wanT tO geT tO thE tabloidS, oR eveN thaT oF thE mainstreaM mediA. I knoW thaT iT alreadY haS, buT thiS iS A topiC thaT I simplY dO noT wisH tO speaK morE upoN. I hopE yoU understanD, althougH becausE oF mY positioN iN thE publiC eyE, yoU probablY don'T. WhetheR oR noT thaT iS thE casE, I wilL refusE tO speaK furtheR. ThanK yoU foR youR timE.
I Do Not Believe I Am LegaLLy ALLowed To Elaborate On My Personal Relationship With Woviey. Even If I Was, I Don't Think I'd Like To. I Can, However, CoMMent On His Leadership SkiLLs As Grand General Of The Alternian Army, Although You'LL Find That My ASSeSSment is Much The Same As Most Others'; He Does a Fine Job, KEEps Us ALL In Line, And His Strategic Choices Are Alright, Although They Do Require A Bit Of Work At Times. Woviey Is Not To Be Taken Lightly; He's Very Serious About Everything He Does. He Doesn't Often Let His Emotions Cloud His Judgement, But When They Do, He Knows How To Take A Step Back And Let Others Take CoMMand. When He Joins Us In Rounds, I Always Take Delight At SEEing The New Recruits Get Their BOOtnotches Served To Them Because They Underestimate How GOOd Of A Fighter He Is. Not That He Ever Wins The Whole Bracket- Braxel Or Someone Else WiLL Make Sure Of That.
"A gooD frienD. AN eveN betteR teacheR. TherE arE A loT oF gooD memorieS, I thinK, thaT wE sharE. I onlY havE wordS oF praisE foR AhzilK. I hopE thaT hE haS thE besT oF meanS anD thaT hiS skillS arE beinG puT tO gooD usE foR thE EmpirE. I don'T knoW hoW mucH weighT mY namE carrieS, buT I thinK hE knowS thaT hE iS alwayS freE tO droP iT shoulD hE neeD tO advancE iN hiS careeR. AbsolutelY toP oF thE fielD, iT woulD bE A shamE tO seE hiS abilitieS puT tO wastE."
ChikuL anD I arE alikE iN theE sensE thaT we'rE botH trollS oF relativelY feW wordS, anD we'D prefeR tO keeP iT thaT waY. DespitE ouR verY professionalL relationshiP, I consideR hiM tO bE onE oF mY mosT trusteD meN, anD I knoW thaT he'lL bE ablE tO completE anY joB welL, regardlesS oF whateveR tasK I assigN hiM tO. He'S noT onE tO complaiN abouT iT, eitheR, buT I knoW hoW tO reaD hiS silencE welL enougH tO knoW whaT he'S reallY thinkinG.
BraxeL anD I havE haD A verY intertwineD historY. I stilL remembeR heR aS thE scrappY younG girL whO showeD uP aT mY dooR quitE literallY lookinG foR A fighT. I'M glaD tO seE thaT shE hasn'T changeD mucH. We'vE beeN A constanT iN eacH other'S liveS, anD althougH I don'T leaN oN heR aS mucH aS shE doeS oN mE, bY meriT oF mY positioN, I'M stilL gratefuL thaT ouR relationshiP haS persisteD throughouT sucH hardshipS anD victorieS. ShE haS trulY beeN aN invaluablE persoN tO havE bY mY sidE. RegrettablY, wE don'T fighT nearlY aS mucH aS wE useD tO, buT I don'T thinK iT woulD bE A baD ideA tO geT intO thE practicE agaiN...
H&H&, i c&n't l%k &t w%v with%ut thinking %f &ll the hist%ry we h&ve t%gether. we d%n't get t% t&lk & l%t n%w, bec&use he's s% busy &ll the time, but when we were kids we were thick &s thieves^. & i h&d the biggest crush %n <erni& %n him. i d%n't regret &ny %f it, i'm n%t the pers%n t% regret things, but m&n, were we clueless. g%d times^^. i'm gl&d t% see th&t he's h&ppy n%w, <h%ugh s%metimes i feel & little bit gypped th&t i'm n%t te&m le&der. still, i've been here l%ng en%ugh t% kn%w ex&ctly why i'm n%t, s% i f%rgive him. h%w c%uld i n%t, with his f&ce?
DespitE whaT alL thE dissenterS saY, I thinK pardoninG anD recruitinG MoxleY intO thE AlterniaN militarY waS onE oF mY smartesT decisionS aS A younG leadeR. WE coulD havE easilY madE aN examplE ouT oF hiM, starteD mY regimE likE alL thE otheR pinkbloodS haD iN thE pasT anD seT aN easY precedenT, buT I thinK thaT mY coursE oF actioN laiD thE groundworK foR mY futurE endeavorS, anD aS sucH, I can'T saY thaT I regreT mY decisioN iN thE slightesT. PluS, althougH I can'T admiT thiS tO thE presS, hE waS onE oF thE morE entertaininG mentorS I haD whilE growinG uP. HE taughT mE manY thingS abouT hoW criminalS thinK, anD thereforE, I musT saY thaT hiS presencE iN mY lifE iS onE oF thE feW thingS I treasurE. ...I hopE he'S doinG welL, whereveR hE iS.
👁 He's... Haha. Yeah. That is my boss. How I fucking got here is beyond me. The imposter syndrome hits hard every time I think about it. Like. 👁 Oh man how do I say this without being an absolute asshole. Hm. It almost feels like the only reason I'm still here is because my Psionics are incredibly useful. And not. Because *I'm* useful. 👁 I know he's not this kind of person, but after Rounds wrap up I think to myself that, "Now you've gone and done it! The second he finds someone with similar psionics you're fucking gone!" That is, unless rounds knocked me the fuck out again. 50/50 chance, honestly. 👁