"Hello, you seem to be one of those star student fellows. Well, I'm only mildly aware of that concept. I've never had education nor been to any of these schools. But uh wish luck on your school endeavors there, good sir. Oh, care for a barbecue?"
Okay, I have no idea if this is too close or anything to regular one-line threads, but... Here's a new thread! It's your usual IC game, but with only dialogue. Unless your OC announces what they're doing/going to do, it can pretty much just be interpreted as a conversation. So no action beyond those quotation marks, basically!
As always, rules:
- No NSFW! Please.
- Sensitive content is allowed, but please spoil it/black it out. If you aren't sure, it's better to be safe than sorry.
- You can post after every 3 people, unless 2 days have passed. I'll change this if this takes off.
- There are no limits to length. You can make your character say a single word, or a wall of rambling. Just be aware that you can't be upset if the person below you didn't match your length! This is meant to be somewhat low-effort, so that's your warning.
- Follow-ups are allowed, but must be dialogue-only as well.
I'm probably forgetting something, but whatever! The person below me may get a free claim. If this posts IC, ignore it, I'll tell off whichever OC did it later.
"Finally, someone who can appreciate a good drink. You mix your whiskey with anything? Just on the rocks is more my thing, but I think I'm starting to warm up to those real colorful cocktails. Or, do you just... what, down all that shit in one go?"
"Good at combat, huh? I bet you couldn't beat me, even if you tried. I say let's do a practice session if you want- if I win, I win, and if you win, you win."
V
"Are you underestimating my strength?! Don't tell me that you want to challenge me! It wouldn't be fair, because I'd win."
^ “...Pardon. ... No, I would not want to.”
"...Although you do not appear threatening, are you attempting to be?"
v "...I am grateful. ... Not typically. ... There may be a mistaken assumption however: I am not wearing a mask. Pardon."
"so you just travel around the world and write about it, and people read it? goodness, if i knew people were so interested in others' travels, i'd've published my personal journal years ago . . . but then again, how would i go about that without your -- um -- magic . . . connect-y . . . lightning . . . tome?" (she's trying to talk about iphones)
“I’ve had my eye on you, loitering about the city morgue on more than one occasion. Whispering. Tell me, would you ever be interested in pursuing a path of scholarship in the Necromantic arts? I’ve a feeling you may be a good fit for my department.
v "Ah, yes. One of my assistants passed me the request, I accepted it and had the matter delivered to the library. She should now be in the register for access to the public necromancy archives. She need only approach the secretary at the entrance to clear her name for entry. But in regards to your other question... the University of Theracarcus' library is the largest within the Republic, in-line with our city being the most populous locale on the continent. If a book exists on the topic, chances are you will find a copy or record of it accessible here. I highly recommend visiting it, if you are to spend time even briefly on-campus."
"None can blame you for sitting in quiet as you do. My doctor, I think, would benefit from staying like that as well -- she's so smart, and yet so... actually, I have a proper request of you. She had requested, merely, access to your university's library. The necromancy section. I am unsure if you've received her notice. While I'm visiting, I thought I might as well find an update on that, but it doesn't much matter to me. It's her problem, and I've done all I can. What other sections might there be?"
v "I literally watch people die on a daily basis."
^ "oh...does their meet taste good?"
"Have you ever seen death itself?-- I have met them, beautiful and pure more friendly than the "devil" that I once met. so death isn't so bad until they cursed you to live once again in this mortal world a little longer-- Anyway do you know how to cook bear meat?"
v "it's my coping mechanism"
"...Instead of fighting very often, perhaps you could consider less combative ventures? ... It does not seem the best notion to risk yourself many times over. ... This is merely suggestion, if from concern."
v "...There may not be a definitive one, in certainty..."
"The wise and ponderous raven, inquisitive as they are knowing; an emotional paradox. Do we know, do we foretell? Are these ponderings directed at ourselves instead? Perhaps the answer, too, eludes the wise raven. Or, perhaps, there was never an answer."
v "That feeling is all your doing. All I did was watch you discover it."