TheHangedMan

Pakora Academy [A magical school RP] [CLOSED]

Edward Carter

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Edward shrugged in response to Hinoka's short spiel; again, he had nothing more to say on the matter - he had no ideology or belief, or even hate to speak of. He was no longer even afraid of his nemeses, as jaded as he was towards their horrors; he simply did what he did out of duty. It wasn't as though he disagreed with her either, but at the same time, an exception to the rule was present in everywhere you looked - the usual rule of innocent until proven guilty were reversed in regards to the Eldritch, and in an exception to the exception to the rule, Bea herself was innocent until proven guilty. He supposed it would be better to just leave it at "It's complex" and drop the matter.

As for the kitsune herself, Edward had seen through her guise the moment he just really looked at her. Whatever age or form she might have taken, the reality of what she is - or was hiding - would not disappear. Much like Edward could peer through Usthe-Kth's fragile mortal guise, he had seen the divinity that lay dormant beneath Hinoka's frail-looking form.

If he was at all intimidated by it, the smile on his face didn't show.

"Still, a quiet, peaceful life, huh? Ha-ha, what I wouldn't give for that," he said, chuckling good-naturedly. "For what it's worth, Hinako, I don't disagree with you." He left out that he couldn't agree with her either, but that wasn't something that needed to be said.

He then turned to Lily, who had most probably been watching the whole conversation. A dragon, hm? She was the one who was most spooked by Bea; he wasn't aware that Dragons had boogeymen of their own, but then again, he'd never met a dragon before. He wondered if those legends about an ego as massive as their treasure hoards were true? Whelp, only one way to find out.

Giving a short bow at the waist, Edward gave the most respectful and pompous sounding greeting he could think of:

"Greetings, majestic one, this humble creature would be pleased to meet the acquaintance of one with a countenance as fair and noble as yourself, if you would only permit it."

And keeping with proper, gentlemanly, manners, he avoided eye-contact with her and kept bowing until the other girl responded.

Inwardly, of course, he was having a great deal of fun with himself.

That was when he felt a very familiar sensation slide down his back, and stiffened slightly, but not noticeably. While he may have been jaded to his nemeses in general, he really did not like the feeling of tentacles. It was just so wrong to be touched by them, whatever the intent!

Through the corner of his eyes, he saw Bea skipping along outside the auditorium with a little boy in tow. He'd leave her alone this time, but he'd be damned if he didn't get her back for this.

Exterminating her wasn't an option for now, but there was no way he was going to be a target of her shenanigans without retaliating!

He grinned quietly. This means war!

@ADamnFiddle @Letter Bee @Hammerman

Pakora Academy [A magical school RP] [CLOSED]

Edward Carter

Edward stared after Bea as she left. He had the distinct feeling that he was terrified of him now - another completely new experience. Once upon a time, it was him that was afraid of the wriggling mass of madness tentacles; he'd gotten over that in time, but he'd never seen one that was actually afraid of him instead. Until now that is.

He sighed; this would not be easy to patch up, if the other girl would even consent to hanging around him for more than a few seconds.

To make things better, the other girl, who had yet to give her name, gave him and Ascot a verbal chewing out. While Ascot apologized, he just shrugged his shoulders.

"You assume an awful lot miss," he said, eyes shifting to Hinako steadily. A Kitsune, hm? That explained a great deal about her, and her outrage at how they'd treated Bea, "sadly, someone as long lived as you should know, what you feel oftentimes has very little to do with reality. I've got nothing more to say than that I've nothing to apologize for."

She didn't know; didn't know what his nemeses were capable of and what they would gladly do; wasn't aware that Bea was an exception among exceptions - and yet so eerily similar to her progenitors that it wasn't enough to put him completely at ease. Hinako didn't know what they could do, and would do, if given the opportunity, and didn't know that for them, evil as was defined by human standards was the norm.

He paused. "Oh, right, that, and I haven't gotten your name," he ended with a faint smile. It'd be awkward to just call her by you all the time.

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Pakora Academy [A magical school RP] [CLOSED]

@Rune_Alchemist And Edward will enjoy every bit of it - finally, someone else on the other side of Eldritch pranks!

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@Blu
I see we have another covert pervert here.

@Hammerman

Are you trying to tell us something . . . ?

Pakora Academy [A magical school RP] [CLOSED]

Tagging here due to post mishaps :D

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Crap I posted without finish the post. Give me a minute to edit that.

Pakora Academy [A magical school RP] [CLOSED]

Edward Carter

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Edward gaped as Bea explained herself; her circumstances and her intentions, and suddenly, he felt like an absolute tool. Was that a migraine forming? Yep, that was a migraine - and it had nothing to do with looking at her true form. This was the first time he'd ever had to deal with something like this . . .

Letting out a deep sigh, Edward straightened up and relaxed. "Ah man, now I feel bad. Alright, I believe you, and I'm sorry if I scared you. Just had to be sure." And he meant it - the last thing he suspected her to be was an actual teenage girl - yes, she was a spawn of some Great One, but she was also around his age. In his opinion, that was what mattered; she was also the child of a human mother, as inexplicable as that sounded.

As far as he was concerned, she was just like everyone else in this school. Strange, but not necessarily a threat. Dangerous, but only to the extent that everyone else was. Par the course, really.

And he pretty much just threatened to kill her. He did not like the feeling.

With that, exited his 'Guardian' persona, and hesitated for a moment, before shaking his head. He considered enforcing an oath, like the others suggested, but that felt to forceful - you don't force oaths like that out of teenage girls like that. In fact, the word 'oath' was much too heavy. He watch her, but unless the situation was extreme, exterminating her was no longer a viable course of action.

"We got off on the wrong foot. If you don't mind starting over . . ." he said, clearing his throat. "I'm Edward Carter. And you are?"

He directed his question at Bea primarily, but also to the other two girls that were with them. A dragon and a kitsune, respectively.

That aside, he felt himself forced to say the Carter name. It was a defensive mechanism against Eldritch - many of which could twist a mortal with nothing but knowledge of your name. Identifying himself as a Carter prevented that; the name was greater than himself, and a shield against external control. He did not mean to use it this way, but it was a part of him.

Pakora Academy [A magical school RP] [CLOSED]

Anyone wanna interact with a seemingly normal musician? Zac's feeling a bit lonely there, being the fly on the wall.

Oh, I also need a room number/room mate. I dunno if that'something we figure out ourselves or something Life gives us.

@Zaxter996

Life gives us lemons. Then we make lemonade to fuel our capitalist overlords through our most insidious agents: Girl Scouts! The world is unprepared for the uprising of a international lemonade stand conglomerate! (Cookies are sold separately, batteries not included)

Pakora Academy [A magical school RP] [CLOSED]

If Edward seems a bit ruthless right now, I'll just leave a quick explanation in case anyone's curious:

He doesn't know Bea is just a child. All he's aware of is that she's an eldritch, nothing else. And given the mercurial nature of a lot of them, he's not going to take any chances; on the other hand, he's not going to off her immediately because he's aware that some Eldritch are actually beneficial to humans given the proper circumstances. The key will allow him to ascertain whether those circumstances are in place, which is also why he's asking Bea those questions.

I lied that wasn't really a quick explanation I'm sorry :v

Pakora Academy [A magical school RP] [CLOSED]

Edward Carter

Edward spotted Bea only a moment after Ascot did, and when he did, he had to fight hard to suppress a grimace stemming from the massive headache that came with looking at her.

Unlike most living beings on this plane of reality, he was fully capable of looking at an Eldritch's true form without turning insane or being reduced to a pile of otherworldly goo; that did not mean, however, that he was unaffected by the sight. It was one of the things he truly hated about the passive nature of his ability - it was useful for detecting cultists, and an absolute pain in the ass when dealing with the Eldritch themselves.

Thankfully, he'd long learned how to suppress it, or else he'd have to deal with a migraine worse than any hangover every time he looked at an Eldritch.

Which, apparently, Bea was. If her true form didn't clue him in, then the frightened reactions from the other girl certainly would have. She even explicitly used the words "Great One"; that was one hell of a give away. He wondered how the other girl knew though - in a school filled with demi-humans, how was she able to pick out exactly what the other girl was. Interesting.

He was completely in 'Guardian' mode, as he liked to call it. That meant no rash actions, observe before acting, not letting himself be overwhelmed no matter what.

And so he did that. Even when Ascot rushed in and the other girl was screaming hysterics, he stood back. The facts were laid out in front of him: The girl was an Eldritch, other people knew or at least guessed, and she had yet - nor seemed to have the intention to - bring harm to anyone here. She said as much. Unfortunately, what she wanted to do and what she would do were entirely separate things. Whatever the intent of beings such as her, it usually went ill for the poor ickle mortals they hung around with.

Deciding that he knew enough. Eldritch, especially the Elder ones, were near impossible to kill - but they could killed, permanently. The methods were few and far in between, but it was possible. It just so happened that he held one of those methods in the palm of his hand.

Drawing the Silver Key from his pocket, Edward approached Bea, giving a small smile and a quick 'Excuse me' to the others as he passed by. He stood in front of the other girl and bent down to look her in the eye.

He found that most Eldritch prefer this way of direct way of interacting; looking away or being fidgety makes them more excited, and excited horrors are the worst kind. Being honest also helps, since tricking them usually failed and ended up in making them excited, and excited horrors are the worst kind. Of course, that depended on which Eldritch this was, but it worked as a general rule!

"Just give me honest answers, and I won't kill you," he said honestly. "Can you control yourself enough not to drive people insane? Do you plan on bringing cultists, siblings, or parents here with you? Do plan on harming anyone in this school? Yes or no only. Otherwise . . ." He brandished the key again.

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