metagame: (Murder is probably the thing I do best.)
Atem ([personal profile] metagame) wrote in [community profile] linkingup2024-09-29 12:53 pm

The City of the Specter, Atem's Palace

The corpse sinks to the floor
Even the brightest gold, even the sharpest blade
Becomes sand, becomes dust
ledbythewind: (Attacking King)

[personal profile] ledbythewind 2024-10-01 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
[This... is definitely not good. With Mafuyu trying to negotiate and Mana and Mahaad themselves looking worse for wear, it's starting to seem as though there may be a way to end this peacefully.

That is, at least, until Shalem just decides to go nuclear and keep on attacking in spite of Mafuyu trying to talk them down. And heeeeeee.... does not exactly seem very sane at the moment, either.

So instead of attacking either Mana or Mahaad, Richard is going to aim a rapier strike (18) at Shalem, not intending to injure him severely but rather just snap him out of whatever is wrong with him right now.]


Get a hold of yourself!
prozaic: (089)

[personal profile] prozaic 2024-10-01 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Learn to use that bloody rapier properly...

[Except maybe he shouldn't be talking. This happens before Fray's Me Patra because he might have mauled Richard--

Shalem tries to retaliate, but the Dizzy definitely saves Richard right now (9, 7), and the staff swing goes wide.]
ledbythewind: (Determined King 2)

[personal profile] ledbythewind 2024-10-01 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Things said right before I roll a (5) and it's time for Richard's next swing to go wide--]

Stop this! Can't you see they aren't certain about fighting us?
prozaic: (087)

[personal profile] prozaic 2024-10-01 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
[It's a good thing Shalem doesn't do friendly fire all that much because he's holding his attacks against Richard now. But it might also be because he's blinking the spots out of his eyes.]

No. Pacifism? Talking? No, never. There's only the performance, the encore, and the finishing touches.
ledbythewind: (Neutral Prince)

[personal profile] ledbythewind 2024-10-01 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
Then perhaps it's time for you to step off the stage and allow someone else their time in the limelight.

[But he's not going to move to strike another blow, at least.]