[IC] HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

[supertinyking]

Tyki said
"you come to my home, deliver my mail, and then threatened me with laws that don't concern me due to the fact that i'm not an imperial citizen... do you really think continuing along this line of speech is a good idea?" the man replies in an even tone before saying "delta, there's an annoying soldier saying something about your nude pictures of solaire arriving". the man then reseals the letter as if it was never opened

"It's a letter from the emperor." The man yells, as loud as his lungs will allow. This leads to delta rushing out, and grabbing the letter, tearing it open and reading it. As she reads, her face grows more and more sad.
"....Well.......shit....." She says, looking a good deal sad.
"Your trainer is an asshole who owes a 30 pound fine....which is now 300, due to threatening a military member." The man growls. Delta facepalms, now her face growing red.
"I'll pay for it..." She grumbles, and the mailman vanishes.

[Tyki]

supertinyking said
"It's a letter from the emperor." The man yells, as loud as his lungs will allow. This leads to delta rushing out, and grabbing the letter, tearing it open and reading it. As she reads, her face grows more and more sad.
"....Well.......shit....." She says, looking a good deal sad. "Your trainer is an asshole who owes a 30 pound fine....which is now 300, due to threatening a military member." The man growls. Delta facepalms, now her face growing red.
"I'll pay for it..." She grumbles, and the mailman vanishes.

"what is it?" the man asks, tossing her a platinum coin worth about five hundred and saying "he was threatening me from my own porch so of course i'm not going to pay that ass hole, but you should get yourself something nice" in explanation

[supertinyking]

Tyki said
"what is it?" the man asks, tossing her a platinum coin worth about five hundred and saying "he was threatening me from my own porch so of course i'm not going to pay that ass hole, but you should get yourself something nice" in explanation

The man picks the coin up mid air, and smiles.
"I am sorry sir." He says, before vanishing.
"Well, I am getting redeployed to a babysitting mission..." She growls. "Some....inventor or something......I really hope it isn't Tsubaki..." She says.
Then, about two hundred coins rain down at the man's front door. Exact change.

[Tyki]

supertinyking said
The man picks the coin up mid air, and smiles.
"I am sorry sir." He says, before vanishing.
"Well, I am getting redeployed to a babysitting mission..." She growls. "Some....inventor or something......I really hope it isn't Tsubaki..." She says.
Then, about two hundred coins rain down at the man's front door. Exact change.

the coin misses his hand before hitting him in the face so hard it gives him a concussion. the man then hands the coin to delta before saying "tell them to find someone else. you're state is much to volatile as of current to be oked for missions"

[supertinyking]

Tyki said
the coin misses his hand before hitting him in the face so hard it gives him a concussion. the man then hands the coin to delta before saying "tell them to find someone else. you're state is much to volatile as of current to be oked for missions"

The man growls, and vanishes again.
"...Well, I can't say no...it's a direct order from the emperor himself....." She says. "Looks like I have to do this...but, I have an idea...what if I brought the V.I.P here? I mean, you're badass enough I doubt anyone would try anything to harm them." Delta says.

[Tyki]

supertinyking said
The man growls, and vanishes again.
"...Well, I can't say no...it's a direct order from the emperor himself....." She says. "Looks like I have to do this...but, I have an idea...what if I brought the V.I.P here? I mean, you're badass enough I doubt anyone would try anything to harm them." Delta says.

"while the compliments are lovely even if flattery will get you no where in this case. this is your job not mine therefore i will get nothing out of doing it for you while you are in no condition to be doing even dog walking jobs. therefore, unless this emperor wishes to pay mercenary fees i'm going to have to disallow you from doing this mission. if the emporer wishes to complain about that he can come here himself to bitch in person" the man replies, looking into her eyes without actually looking at her, as if the last bit of the lecture were directed more at the emperor than her

[supertinyking]

Tyki said
"while the compliments are lovely even if flattery will get you no where in this case. this is your job not mine therefore i will get nothing out of doing it for you while you are in no condition to be doing even dog walking jobs. therefore, unless this emperor wishes to pay mercenary fees i'm going to have to disallow you from doing this mission. if the emporer wishes to complain about that he can come here himself to bitch in person" the man replies, looking into her eyes without actually looking at her, as if the last bit of the lecture were directed more at the emperor than her

She takes a gulp.
"I..I..have to..." She says, as she looks at the ground, before taking a deep breath.
"I am sorry..but I can't throw my life away. If I disobey a direct order, I will lose my status....." She starts, as she turns towards the door.

[Tyki]

supertinyking said
She takes a gulp.
"I..I..have to..." She says, as she looks at the ground, before taking a deep breath.
"I am sorry..but I can't throw my life away. If I disobey a direct order, I will lose my status....." She starts, as she turns towards the door.

"and what would happen if you were to fuck up and the VIP were to die because something happened with your powers?" the man says evenly, not sugar coating the fact that she was liable to accidentally kill the VIP with her powers in her current state

[supertinyking]

Tyki said
"and what would happen if you were to fuck up and the VIP were to die because something happened with your powers?" the man says evenly, not sugar coating the fact that she was liable to accidentally kill the VIP with her powers in her current state

"Well...hes instructed me that if I do, to not come back to the general's HQ...I take it he is telling me to sink or swim." She growls. "Always pushing the limit....always pushing harder....god, some days..." She starts, as she inches towards the door.

[Tyki]

supertinyking said
"Well...hes instructed me that is I do, to not come back to the general's HQ...I take it he is telling me to sink or swim." She growls. "Always pushing the limit....always pushing harder....god, some days..." She starts, as she inches towards the door.

the man actually walks over and hugs her, offering comfort and a small show of friendship as he says "i know it's important, but what we're doing right now is more so. if he wants this done he's going to have to use someone else. you still need at least another month of training before i can ok you for a simple mission" his words might sting but he is speaking the truth and she can hear the faintest bit of concern in his voice as he speaks, his normal calm tone still present but the more she's around him the more she notices the small fluctuations in his speech

[supertinyking]

Tyki said
the man actually walks over and hugs her, offering comfort and a small show of friendship as he says "i know it's important, but what we're doing right now is more so. if he wants this done he's going to have to use someone else. you still need at least another month of training before i can ok you for a simple mission" his words might sting but he is speaking the truth and she can hear the faintest bit of concern in his voice as he speaks, his normal calm tone still present but the more she's around him the more she notices the small fluctuations in his speech

She tenses up, not expecting the hug.
"I..I......I'll message him back.." She says, sighing. "Mind giving me a paper and pen?" She asks.

[Tyki]

supertinyking said
She tenses up, not expecting the hug.
"I..I......I'll message him back.." She says, sighing. "Mind giving me a paper and pen?" She asks.

the man offers her a pen and some paper from pouches on his thigh after letting her go, dipping into an awkward silence after the hug

[supertinyking]

Tyki said
the man offers her a pen and some paper from pouches on his thigh after letting her go, dipping into an awkward silence after the hug

She starts to write, but part way though she stops and hugs him.
"Thanks..." She says, before letting the hug go. She keeps writing, and then walks outside. She whistles, and a different mailman, or woman in this case takes the letter before vanishing.

[Tyki]

supertinyking said
She starts to write, but part way though she stops and hugs him.
"Thanks..." She says, before letting the hug go. She keeps writing, and then walks outside. She whistles, and a different mailman, or woman in this case takes the letter before vanishing.

he's a bit surprised by the hug but goes out after the mailwoman leaves, saying "if your emporer is going to be this impatient i'm going to have to step things up a bit.... unfortunately the day off is also partially canceled. i'm only going to teach you a few things though" he walks back in and gets the door for her, waiting for her to rejoin him

[supertinyking]

Tyki said
he's a bit surprised by the hug but goes out after the mailwoman leaves, saying "if your emporer is going to be this impatient i'm going to have to step things up a bit.... unfortunately the day off is also partially canceled. i'm only going to teach you a few things though" he walks back in and gets the door for her, waiting for her to rejoin him

She follows him.
"The emperor is starting to get annoyed with my powers. At one point it got bad enough he threatened to blind me himself...." She says, shivering at the thought.

[Tyki]

supertinyking said
She follows him.
"The emperor is starting to get annoyed with my powers. At one point it got bad enough he threatened to blind me himself...." She says, shivering at the thought.

"i don't see why, from his perspective your powers would be of use to him" he says evenly, but she can spot the tiny comforting fluctuation his voice holds as he leads her back to the zen garden

[supertinyking]

Tyki said
"i don't see why, from his perspective your powers would be of use to him" he says evenly, but she can spot the tiny comforting fluctuation his voice holds as he leads her back to the zen garden

"Well, the general I killed with them was a good friend of his late wife, so it annoyed him greatly....in fact, I was sure he was going to kill me afterwards...." She says. "I have no idea what stopped him....." She adds, as she looks around. "So, what am I going to learn?"

[Tyki]

supertinyking said
"Well, the general I killed with them was a good friend of his late wife, so it annoyed him greatly....in fact, I was sure he was going to kill me afterwards...." She says. "I have no idea what stopped him....." She adds, as she looks around. "So, what am I going to learn."

"you're going to learn that trick i use for my feathers. it's a basic start to controling your powers" he says evenly, sitting down in the middle with his back to the waterfall, leaving her room to sit behind him if she put her back to his

[supertinyking]

Tyki said
"you're going to learn that trick i use for my feathers. it's a basic start to controling your powers" he says evenly, sitting down in the middle with his back to the waterfall, leaving her room to sit behind him if she put her back to his

She sighs, and does so.

[Tyki]

supertinyking said
She sighs, and does so.

"go ahead and get as comfortable as you can" he says evenly, already seeming to sit in a way that suggests meditation