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oh i had a different idea like UN helmets

@HereComesTheSnow

ganbatte

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@Psyker Landshark have you had the chance to look through the collab sheet? :>

I've written for Squirtle and Snow; a little bird told me there was the possibility of plundering, so I went in that direction. ^^

I've also written for Andre, and a little for Athius. I would like to have at least one more response, from either Otter or Irradiant, before closing the Athius scene and having everyone return home. So it means one scene will be ready for a time-skip. :>

I will likely be puppeting Donut. @Click This, would you be interested in completing the rest of the Grand Bank scene via collab?

Edit: oh yeah, I'll work on NPC sheets for the angelite and the changeling soon!

@Estylwen

If Donut doesn't show up, sounds good.

oh boy, a crossroads moment. how will we maintain our convenient neutrality, boss?

@HereComesTheSnow

With neutrality stripes, duh

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if hamilton captures raiden, callum has dibs

@The Otter

Hand over the bribe money

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Where's Vespucci

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@Click This Looking gooooood! Did the ships above make a move on the slowly fleeing Raiden and Jikoryss? :>

@Estylwen

Oops, I forgor. A bit too tired to add Hamilton's perspective, so I added more to the second paragraph. Hopefully that works.

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Just an Athius post for the time being. Waiting on Donut for the shenanigans at Mirie's home, and I'm still getting my shit together to see what I can potentially do at Hathforth still.

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Mirie Agustria of the Grand Bank,

Duchess of Caelin

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Beneath the seas of Athius\\
@Estylwen, @Irradiant, @The Otter

Mirie found herself clicking her tongue as Valor disappeared in a golden glow. The ghostly woman proved to be as elusive as ever; it had been twice now that the right-hand woman of the Ravenfell king had escaped in the face of overwhelming force. She immediately broke off the attack, sharing a grimace with Sir Hayworth. Unlike the Queen, it was set in her mind that Ravenfell was unequivocally the enemy of Arrowfell and Caelin. No matter the coming conflict, she would always consider them an enemy first… and here, it served her well in further securing her reliability in the Queen’s eyes even if her discrete political dalliances with Duke Rhinecliff came to light.

She had been aware of the fight above them, but despite the muffled explosion that she had heard, she had full confidence that Admiral Hamilton had weathered the tribulations that the fleet faced, given the sounds of heavy combat faded nearly immediately after Valor had withdrawn. Sparing a glance above, she saw from the shadow of the ships' hulls that the fleet was forming up in pursuit of something. Although it was difficult to see, it appeared that Hamilton was even having boats launched. Whatever fleeing enemy he was after now, she wished him luck. If her sailors captured one of the fleet's attackers, she would have immense additional political capital to play with.

She had been prevented from directly interfering with the leviathan, however, and without Valor’s additional interference, the queen would receive her tamed beast. Minuette, although she was all too privy to the same geopolitical considerations of the battle was still satisfied with just driving Valor away, moving alongside the duchess as she dove deeper below towards the Queen and her party. Mirie’s eyes briefly locked onto the familiar sword that Callum wielded, but did not comment on it. “Congratulations on your success, your majesty,” she said instead, greeting the Queen. “It would be an honor to accompany you to Athius.”

In a moment of cheekiness, Minuette flashed a V for victory sign with her fingers in greeting— informal as it was, it played to the Queen’s achievement and was understandable when the Countess’s variant of magic that allowed her free movement underwater made it a little more difficult for her to speak than the others.

Nonetheless, Mirie gave her a look that prompted a sheepish smirk from the countess.

Both Mirie and her charge looked at the city before them in wonderment. Although the duchess had been privy to the secret ever since the Queen’s visit, the sheer scale and beauty of the city that was below her waters was awe inspiring. By the time they were greeted by the city’s inhabitants, the duchess’s professional mask had slipped back on.

The unconditional acceptance of the city’s king to union with Arrowfell under the queen was concerning for Mirie, especially given the location of Athius. On the other hand, it disproportionately benefited Caelin if she played along. Its location meant that the Grand Bank would receive the bulk of the newly opened trade with Athius.

She gave a commensurate gesture of greeting when she was called upon. “Greetings. I am Mirie Agustria, Duchess of Caelin. On the behalf of my subjects, I would seek to open trade with Athius. With the proximity of our peoples to each other, and the vanquishing of previously unsurmountable barriers, I am sure we will find a future in business that would benefit Athius, Caelin, and a greater Arrowfell as a whole.” All that had been offered they would gain through trade, but seeing how Minuette’s eyes had lit up when the merman mentioned Athius-made weapons, she didn’t hesitate to add, “But of course, it would be remiss of me to neglect the desires of my own companions. Countess Minuette already seems quite taken with the weapons you craft…”

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A belated happy holidays and a new year, y'all. That was a lot of new posts to get through.

I'll try to have a post up later tonight.

Final Fantasy: Lightseekers

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Éliane let out a light sigh, relieved that Kayliss followed the recommendation that she and Esben had given. Having him recalled would have been a loss, but she also had doubted that the deputy director would have disagreed too much in the end.

“I have no arguments there,” she agreed, deciding not to comment on Esben’s infamous inability to lie. “It would be nice to see Solitude again after all this time.”

It hadn’t even been all that long since she had left—maybe some months now, but with all the fighting and the revelations that she’d received on this journey, it felt far longer than it actually was.

It would also be nice to see her family and the bakery again. Maybe she would even invite Esben and the others.

“Understood. But if the border guards don’t recognize me then I’ll be rather insulted…”

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