Whip's Links
It's okay, Pilfer. You can keep your secrets. Everyone's got them.
Just as long as your secret doesn't get in the way of mine, we're even, got it?
Kissa! Kissa is very chill. Like... Pilfer likes the other party members, but Bast can get a li'l wound up, and Red is super distant at times, and David can be a bit neurotic from time to time. Kissa though always seems to have her head in a cool calm place - never flustered by anything!
...Of course, um, Pilfer isn't exactly sure that Kissa is always... nice. The Inkdrian may not be the most socially aware, but it does seem like the cat has a bit of a mean streak to her.
...Then again, they're often having to deal with super DUPER mean people! So maybe it pays in kind to have someone who can snap back at them!
Kissa is... an enigma, to put it simply. Over time, he's grown to be a little more fond of the feline - At the very least, she's shown herself to be more reliable and trust worthy than when they first met, although he's still not super fond of how she goes about dealing with things? But! For the most part, he trusts her, he trusts her to act in the parties best interests, although he's definitely still going to be keeping his good eye on her.
Hoo hoooo, Kissa is keeping her --eye-- on him now. What's gonna happen to him? He hasn't fallen to the malestrom like most seem to.
With Issac temporarily missing, it's good fortune for Kissa that Bast's let the cat out of the bag about his infection.
Well. Good fortune for her intrigue. She does lazily hope he doesn't die from it.
Kissa is a wildcard and Red can never guess what the odd hybrid is planning or thinking about. And it kind of worries her. There is a danger with them and their unpredictability and one day it will come forward and bite them. She can just feel it. Though...their cat? Cute.
So that's the power she's been hiding then. Black, sacrificial magic, and a bodily curse?
That must be one hell of a story. She's heard this one before, but she's curious to see how it'll end this time.
She idly wonders if that power scares Red.
Both the cat and her.... c a t are VERY specific creatures. What did she DO to the poor guy? ...At least he listens, I guess? So he'll listen if she tells it to... stay away from Io and Titan... please?
And he doesn't want to antagonise anyone, really! She seems smart, and she knows what she wants, that's... great! But he just hopes Kissa realises that if she tangles herself into some weird mess, he's really not planning on helping her out of it. ...Although he appreciates that she um, seems to be interested in the mysterious side of things with that whole maelstrom, maybe she wants to figure out how it works like he does! The rest of the team seems a bit more focused on... wrecking anything related to it. Can't blame them, but uh, maybe if they put their heads together they could... come up with some... solutions, hopefully!
David is a fun time these days. He's easy to rile up, fun to prod...
...
And he'll probably be the first to figure this all out. That's sort of what she's most excited about.
Ferem might be the greatest hiring decision Silver ever made in his entire career.
Between what they directly observed and from what Piper and Lyren reported, Ferem held the team cool and collected, even when his own faith was shaken.
And he saved lives. A lot of them. Silver's own included.
He is indebted to him.
Where Erin found Nalivka, Silver will never know.
Seriously, when he said "We need the strongest heroes in the land" he didn't mean someone who was /actually/ in the land.
And yet, between her intense skill in battle and uniquely straight-forward method of dealing with threats others would squirm against, Nalivka proved to Silver she was a great hero.
...But on a personal level, he sincerely hopes he never has to share a direct conversation with her.
Dude, you need to shape up. Like, seriously, she could pick you up with one arm.
...She could pick up the rest of the ink family with her other arm but that's besides the point.
Still, Silver seems a good dude. And uh... father figure...? The kids sure seem happy.
She might've not shown it much, but she's grateful for the photo he managed to get her. And also he took her sudden jumpkick to the face quite graciously so you know. Respect for that.
Erin adores Piper like her own daughter - which is true of all of the other kids, but she's known Piper the longest, and is probably the most intimately familiar with her because of OLCMC.
After OLCMC dissolved, and Piper joined them, Erin worried sick about her and the kids, and although she didn't approve of them going out and adventuring, she knew that there was little chance she could stop them; and she trusted Piper not to do anything rash. It immediately became evident that kids will be kids and get themselves into trouble, and while Erin trusts Piper, she is not above coddling her when she gets home from a big adventure because she was worried sick and doesn't want her to get hurt on her behalf ever again.
Before Reina went totally bonks, Erin seemed like a really nice girl!
Afterwards, Erin became Piper's hero!!!
The whole REASON Piper wants to fight on the front lines and be a hero is because that's what Erin did! When her mum went crazy she made a rebel army to go after her!
That's the kind of girl Piper wants to be! Knife forward, ponytail billowing in the wind!
Their flowers even look similar! Piper hopes that Lotuses and Birds of Paradises are related somehow. That'd be peaches.
Aiko!! Man up!! C'mon, you almost died out there what are you doing??
Deep down, Piper was really glad to hear Aiko was okay. Even better when the beefcake in the metal armour healed him back to good! She didn't want Aiko hurt, even if she secretly hopes he buffs out and looks as good as Ferem when he grows up!
Not that she's interested in boys.
[PIPS! HER SISTER EVEN IF NOT BY INK!!! A FRIEND!! A GOOD!!!!]
{A sweet girl; taken care of by Erin and Silver, but also by her! She helped out wherever she could, and loved it when she could help Piper out at OLCMC!!}
Lyren adores Piper!! Piper is such a fun, outgoing ink and it warms the Lynn side of Lyren to see her grow up to be so brave and strong; and even though she knows that it's silly, sometimes she's glad she gets to be Lyren and stick by Pipers side, rather than just see her come and go as another patient. The Maren in Lyren is just super glad to have her friend around! Piper was one the the biggest comforts to her when she became Lyren, and continues to support and love her; not at all concerned about the two people who form the one, and Lyren will always appreciate that about her.
Piper might be too young to really understand, but she thinks Lyren is super cool. She loved Maren like a sister and loved Lynn like a mom, so when they fused, Lyrenn became like the ultimate big sister to her!
She really enjoys Lyren's presence. Is there anything else worth thinking about?
Artemis liked Night - or the short time they spent together. It felt sort of forced and awkward at first (considering Spar just tossed them together)? But eventually they got talking and hit it off about swords and armour and stuff!! Which was.. nice. It was nice to feel normal and not have to worry about formal training, or mentioning her entire situation and goddess. Night also didn't really seem to stare or notice her flowers or secondary markings which.. she really does appreciate, since she often does get looks.
Mostly, Artemis kinda wants to meet up with Spar and Night again sometime; maybe they could hang together and maybe train or something.
Regardless, Artemis would defend these kids with her life.
The sweet girl who introduced her and Night. Though at first she did seem to think Artemis was a guard in Muset, Artemis is.. kinda glad she did eventually approach her. The feels a little sorry for her, though, since her and Night had a fun discussion but Spar didn't seem to be interested in it. Though despite that, Artemis likes Spar. She has a good heart, and despite her own boredom did put up with the two of them.
.. If she ever sees her again, she's gonna try to make it up to her somehow.
Basil is great! Like. She hasn't known her very long, but she seems super nice, what with the whole making everyone coffee and just. generally being kind? She's also. really hot?? which is going to make costume and make-up awkward but it'll all be worth it ;D