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Who: Frankenstein (serve) & others
What: Event starters + monthly catchall
When: September
Where: Flona Cove, likely other places
Warning(s): Violence in at least one thread, sex in another. Looks away.


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If you would like a custom starter, feel free to PM/hit up baklava! I'm very open to new CR, just not crazy about writing toplevels right now. :D ))

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[ She absolutely would have, though that makes his action no less chivalrous. While she hopes the best of people, strangers and friends alike, she's learned not to expect anything. ]

Let's hope that doesn't come to pass the next time you land in Olympia.

[ Especially if he's traveling by his lonesome.

But for now, there's all of Olympia's residential district to explore, though perhaps they should find his lodgings first. Actually, he hasn't been assigned a place to live yet, has he, nor gained his official papers. ]

It is, though there's someplace we'll need to stop first before you have free roam.

[ Come on, Frankie, follow the nice woman who looks like she knows where she's going. ]

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We're required to present ourselves officially to city officials, aren't we?

[ At least, he figures that's what she means. Either way, he's still glad to have such a knowledgeable guide.

Once they head into the main square, it isn't long before an official finds them, and stops to see his papers.

After a particularly unpleasant and tense interaction, Frankenstein remains apparently unshaken, though that may be because he hasn't noticed that the nametag he wears has changed in content. No longer does it merely say his name and house, but also:

Secretly, I am over 2000 years old, get way too overexcited about violence, and ask to see my dark spear! ]

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[ It is what she means, and she's impressed he catches on so quickly. (Most are eager to simply bumble about until they're found by a weary officer.)

Though even without their bumbling, the officials of Olympia find them quick, either forewarned of an incoming wave of new Refugees or simply through sheer luck. It's not a pleasant encounter, this particular official bearing some unexplained ill will to the both of them, but as with all things it ends eventually, the man huffing in annoyance as he lumbers away, no doubt to find another new arrival to terrorize.

This isn't her city, nor even her government, but she feels obligated to apologize all the same. ]

With any luck, that'll be the last we see of him.

[ The name listed on his badge she already knows, but the facts listed, as always, are quite new to her. She eyes the name a moment before asking: ]

Is this 'dark spear' mentioned on your name badge a weapon?

[ Or is it a euphemism? Either way, she should probably...ask about it more generally before asking to see it. Not that she hasn't seen a man's dangly bits before, but they are out in public. ]

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It's a natural human response, to be wary of outsiders.

[ Time and time again has shown that. So while he's soured to the experience, he doesn't blame the man entirely.

He looks genuinely taken aback that Riza casually mentions Dark Spear, momentarily stunned into silence until he looks down at what she's looking at. ]

Ah!

[ That's... a whole lot of unwanted spoilers offered all at once. For once, he actually looks embarrassed about something, laughing nervously. ]

That's too much.

[ He's laughing, but he's actually livid, to have his privacy invaded like that. Not at Riza, but at whoever did this. Still, he addresses her rather easily. ]

But yes, Dark Spear is my main weapon. It's not exactly something ideal for show and tell, though... [ It'd be really weird... why is this nametag like this. ]

why do i always end up making the spear jokes

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[ If it's any consolation to him, it's evident from the uncomprehending expression on her face that she has no idea of true nature of Dark Spear and the history behind it. On the contrary, his description of it leads her down a completely different path. Her brows crinkle in consternation as she peers up at him. ]

I see.

[ So he's that type of man then, is he? Well, he's attractive enough that his success rates in his endeavours must surely be high. ]

Two thousand years is a long time to perfect such skills.

[ He must really be good with that spear of his by now. :pepehm: ]

nasty

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[ Meanwhile, Riza’s own response has sufficiently shaken him, because he has no idea how to interpret her reaction. He just… stares back, brow furrowing in a similar way. ]

Yes, I suppose so… [ How does he continue without airing more of his dirty laundry but making sure she gets the idea this isn’t something weird… ]

Dark Spear is capable of terrible devastation. I hope not to have to use it, but if it is necessary to fight in order to keep this world peaceful, I do whatever it takes to protect it.

[ So… not a dick joke :pepecry:. He then smiles warmly at Riza. ] And you, Miss Riza. Though I have no doubt you can take care of yourself.