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Post by Danae Vermillion on Aug 24, 2023 13:30:04 GMT -5
There is a look of recognition in Javal that Danae wasn't entirely expecting, but whatever it was he was remembering, it helped sober him up per-se.
"Be sorry all you want, I've said that you're good. Hell, I'm impressed by it. I would be careful about doing that in a spar for the future, but shit, takes a lot of skill to pull a stunt like that. Very well done."
Danielle seems completely taken off guard by the 'Lady' title, and after processing the title for a second, both Danae and Danielle begin laughing. "Lady? I'm no noble! Hah, no need for the formalities, just Danielle is fine. Or if you really insist on it, Mrs Vermillion. Although I would prefer the former."
After calming down, Uriel begins talking and arrests Danae's attention once again. She listens intently, letting out a small laugh as Uriel's confirmation. "Yeah, in that case I'm staying here. Fuck that noise." Danae smiles as Uriel gestures to Danielle. "Yeah well, she's the only one that found a way to stick around after death, the stubborn bastard."
"You taught me Celestial, remember?"
Danae freezes up, and looks slowly to Danielle who has a playful grumpy expression, paired beautifully with crossed arms and a foot tap. "..I mean that lovingly, of course."
"Mhm."
Turning back to Uriel, Danae nods. "It was good to see you again, Uriel. Do call Jally a bitch for me, would you? Or don't, probably won't be a good idea in foresight." She smiles, and after Uriel vanishes with a flash, rolls her eyes. "Gods, always going out with a flair."
"Hate to do this to you, but I'm running out of time again." Danielle quickly walks forward and plants a quick kiss to Danae's cheek, having to stand up on her toes to do so. "Love you. Nice meeting you, Javal." She says before vanishing.
"Come on, lets get inside, yeah? Suns starting to kill me." She jokes before walking toward the tavern again.
Walking inside, taking her seat and ordering yet another ale, she takes a slow, deep breath before milling over the combat again, seeing what sort of tips she can give Javal.
She takes a drink and begins talking. "Mkay, first of all, you gotta know your enemy. There are a number of ways to get a starting bead on somebody - Their physical size: Are they slim or bulky? Short or tall? Clean faced or heavily scarred? Things like that can give you an idea on how they fight. Slimmer people are more likely to use lighter weapons, and are faster as a result, shorter people will take advantage of the size difference, cleaner, unblemished folk are either new to the combat sphere or use longer ranged weapons."
"When it comes to someone like me, aggression doesn't quite work. It can as you saw, but as a general rule, you don't want to fight somebody who seems to have the upper hand with aggressive actions. Heavier weapons generally win that battle. Forcing an aggressive combatant to overextend is a good way to get a leg up."
"I'd recommend having a few different fighting styles that you know like the back of your hand. Being a one trick pony means you do that one thing really well, but god forbid someone fights in a way that fucks you over in that department."
Danae takes a second to think before moving onto her next point.
"Second, I have to praise your spell usage. Boxing me in like that was a perfect example on how to counteract my actions, and paired with that spear? You saw it end the fight right there and then. Textbook, I say."
"Third, I believe I recall you actively saying what you were about to do. Don't. That's the easiest way to get parried, then riposted, ending up with a blade in your stomach."
Danae pauses again, thinking but coming up with nothing more. "Hm. Do you have any questions regarding what happened? I might be able to help explain or otherwise point you in the right direction."
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Aug 25, 2023 3:21:49 GMT -5
Javal waves goodbye to Danielle and says, “It was also nice meeting you although I wish it was under better circumstances“, he hears her dismiss herself and vanishes suddenly.
Javal suddenly jumps for joy and a huge grin appears on his face, “I don’t know how it happened or even why but yesss she’s back. I’m so happy for you Danielle I can’t believe this, this is so beautiful”.
He begins to tear up although this time out of pure happiness for his new friend’s wife coming back, he quickly composes himself and seems to be in great spirits considering the situation before. Javal quickly jogs to the tavern excited to speak about tactics and strategy with Danae and also to speak more about her since he had learned a lot in the past ten minutes or so.
Javal waves a waiter down and requests his usual, “A cup of sake and a plate of potatoes and scrambled eggs please”, the barkeep can hear him already from the bar and grunts in annoyance.
Javal then completely turns his body to face Danae and focuses all of his available brainpower to listen and remember his words in his head.
He listens with all of his power and then asks a couple of questions when Danae finishes speaking, “What do I do when fighting people like you? Everything I had seemed to be useless and easily predictable. What should I do? What other tricks of the pony should I learn ? I'm a swordsman after all. And Also what if I have a really cool name for my technique should I shout it in my head?”.
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Post by Danae Vermillion on Aug 25, 2023 11:01:58 GMT -5
Javal's sheer excitement for Danae wakes her off guard for a moment, but after a second, begins to slowly smile widely as the fact properly sets in. She made a previous appearance in Darkveil but Danae was too out of it for the fact to set in really. Danae stays largely silent during Javal's excited tirade, but Danae too tears up. She's not proud of it, but she's granting herself an exception this one time.
"She's back." She confirms, more to herself than anything with a quiet voice. This moment feels almost dreamlike, but she's in reality. Danielle really came back and kept her word. For the rest of the walk, she quietly contemplates this, all with a smile and having to almost constantly rub her eyes clear of tears.
The moment they get close to the tavern, Danae steels herself, taking a breath, wiping her eyes one last time before entering, looking just as stoic as when she first entered the tavern.
As Danae gives advice, she's happy to know that Javal is listening. Not everybody listens to criticism because it insinuates that they're not doing everything perfectly, and that wildly irritates Danae. She's even more stoked when Javal does ask questions by the end of it.
"People like me specifically? Not everyone is the same. I'm different from others because of how modified my weapon is and just how heavy it is. Here, hold it, tell me exactly how heavy this thing is." Danae unhooks the halberd from her back and offers it to Javal one handed, making it look almost lightweight. Right up until you notice that almost every muscle under her tight fitting sleeve seems to be working to keep this thing in the air. She displays no discomfort while doing it, but even just looking at the arm holding the weapon, it seems very very heavy.
Taking and picking the thing up just proves that. Halberds are generally about five pounds, but primarily from the wide, thick and broad head of the weapon, Danae has found that hers weighs far closer to ninety five pounds.
"A few ways could be to try to use this weight against me. Once I commit to an attack, I can't really stop the swing. Forcing me into an overextension would be detrimental to me." Danae explains patiently. "But take time to analyze your opponent. Did you notice how in the beginning, I didn't immediately go onto the offensive? I was trying to figure out how you fight, which made me more effective against you in the long run."
"As for other tricks, just practice different sword arts and get good at them. As for cool names for your attacks.. One, I would suggest not naming them, that's.. A first, honestly. If you have to, just shout it in your head, yeah. Frankly, Danielle would be the one to suggest sword techniques. While I used to use a sword, I've found more success in polearms. She was scarily good at using her longsword, let me tell you. Kicked my ass to the moon and back on multiple occasions."
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Aug 27, 2023 1:17:35 GMT -5
Javal grins from ear to ear as Danae hands him her halberd to hold he immediately struggles to hold it with both hands as he stands up to support his arms and not to have them fall off from the pure weight of it. He sweats as he activates his dragon tattoo on his abdomen and summons another pair of arms that sprout from his torso to help him hold the halberd up.
He was able to hold it up in the air by grabbing it with each of his hands for only about a minute before chuckling and saying, “Woah here Danae have it back before I drop this beauty on the tavern floor and cause damage to the tavern here” and hands it back to Danae quickly.
The barkeep shouts, “Keep it down over there and don’t you dare even lay a scratch on this place alright”.
Javal shouts back, “Of course sir my apologies” and focuses back on the conversation at hand.
“Danae how in the heck are you able to even hold this let alone wield it with a single hand? This does give me a good idea about how to train and get stronger weight training could be a good idea maybe I should get a huge heavy greatsword”.
Javal then responds to Danae’s suggestion, “So speed and evasion would be helpful against heavy hitters? If that’s the case would dodging and going for quick strikes be a good strategy? I do get too excited for battle and tend to not think about my movements only going with my pure instincts. I should strategize and analyze more if I want to get better huh? I was taught thirteen sword techniques by my master but tend to only use one or two of them. You should meet my master Danae, he’s incredible he gained the title of Charon’s strongest swordsman for a time”.
A sudden idea gets into his head as he thinks of Danae’s words, “Wait what if I learned from Danielle at least learn a couple of things from her whenever she returns. She seems formidable on her own as well. I mean she parried and blocked every sword slash I tried against you”.
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Post by Danae Vermillion on Aug 27, 2023 17:02:43 GMT -5
Watching Javal struggle to lift her weapon even with his grafts is greatly amusing to Danae, and throughout the entire ordeal, she has a wry smile on her face. Taking the weapon back, she chuckles and slings it onto her back, rolling her shoulders slightly to let the weight settle.
"Javal, when you walk a realm for 450 years, you do a shitton of exercise and weight training. Plus, I can always just rest it on the ground. It's a polearm, there is no negatives to doing that." Danae laughs again, but becomes a little more serious as Javal starts considering using a different weapon.
"I'm not going to tell you what to do, but you need to work to your advantages. You're quick, you're nimble - using a heavy weapon like a Greatsword would nullify your speed and other advantages you have. I would highly recommend you stick with what you have." Danae has unfortunately seen what happens when somebody chases after something cool over something useful, and when it comes to weapons, that choice is often lethal.
Danae rocks her head back and forth as Javal builds off her suggestion. "More or less. It's solid, but like everything, it's not a complete counter, you know? There will be people - like me - who know what to do against a faster opponent." Danae pauses and listens to Javal for a moment.
"Instincts can be good, but you need to keep your head solid when you're fighting. Going off of instinct alone ends up being a disadvantage. Feints, Morphs and duelists would be your downfall. But yes, analyze and strategize, but always be ready for shit to go wrong at a moments notice. Not everything will go to plan, but that's just how combat is."
"I suggest getting a damn good grasp on most of those forms you were taught. Train them, and learn how to switch from one form to another like that," Danae snaps her fingers for emphasis. "You'll need it."
As Javal suggest he learns from Danielle, she furrows her brow in thought for a moment. "Mmmaybe? She's a spirit guardian so she wont be around always. It's not like I can call upon her, she just turns up when she can. I can definitely propose that idea to her next time she's around, but with how short a time she is around for, I'm not sure that would be viable. I can ask, though."
"Now, anything else on your mind that you want clarified or whatever?" Danae asks, smiling warmly to the Fellblood.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Aug 28, 2023 3:36:01 GMT -5
Javal’s jaw drops to the floor as he hears just how long Danae has been wandering the Charon realm, “Woah Danae I didn’t think about it before but I think you’re the oldest person I’ve ever met. It used to be my master who’s 380 Ser Ronrik Emeraldcutter".
Javal then quickly pays attention to Danae’s objections to his changing of weapon to due trying to hold Danae’s spear.
“Advantages You say you’re right I should work on my speed and stick with Theseus as I am right now. Although it would be so cool looking I must be realistic and think strategically like you do Danae. I do need to do some analyzing training if that’s even a thing working on analyzing my opponent's move at a moment’s notice. I will work on completely mastering the forms my master has taught me and learn to be able to switch and even combine techniques expounding and improving the swordsmanship style into my own. Well, whenever Danille returns please give her my apologies once more and ask her if you could just see her in action again or asking some questions could help me improve I think”.
Javal sat thinking about having any questions before asking, “What’s next for you Danae? Do you think you can get stronger? What is the meaning of life?”.
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Post by Danae Vermillion on Aug 28, 2023 3:52:54 GMT -5
"Oh my sweet summer child, that's only how long I've been walking this plane. Technically speaking, I've been alive since before civilization. I watched the gods craft the world you tread upon now eons upon eons ago. I have insights into magic, the gods themselves and the very fabrics of reality that might drive you insane." Danae chuckles before making a zipping motion across her lips. "Can't talk 'bout it though. The bigger boys upstairs might get a little grumpy with me."
Danae listens intently as Javal repeats what Danae suggested. She's quite pleased that the young Fellblood actually listened, and has a pleased smile on her face. She softly tuts as Javal asks to pass on apologies, lightly shaking her head. "Danielle has never been one for apologies. You've said sorry more than enough, man. She's cool, I'm cool, we're all good."
And then Javal starts asking the heavy questions. Starting off strong with 'What's next?'
"..Go to the next place, take some jobs, kill some people that need killing. Do what I've been doing for the past few hundred years." She shrugs, but it doesn't take a genius to know that her schedule seems to be of great bother to her. "There's always room to improve. Always techniques you can make a little more effective, tactics you can make just that little bit quicker." She leaves unsaid that her mental strength is very much lacking. She has patience, but she relies on avoidance instead of actually dealing with her issues.
"And the meaning of life?" Danae looks around, watching for nearby people who can eavesdrop before beckoning Javal closer like she's about to tell a major secret. In a hushed voice, she says:
"It's whatever the fuck you want it to be, li'l man."
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Aug 29, 2023 2:27:51 GMT -5
Javal’s face drops lower upon the floor hearing that not only is Danae quite experienced and aged but way more so than he thought even with the earlier numbers presented.
“Woah, you’ve seen everything haven’t you? What’s life like then? Is today like an hour for you in experience? What does a whole year for you? How does meeting people in general go since their lifespan is so short in some cases? Does anything hurt at your age? Wait my apologies I forgot that you are an angel for a second”.
Javal’s eyes then sparkled, “So you knew the gods right? What were they like? Have you ever met Salina? If so, what was she like? I’ve always wanted to meet her and ask her some questions but I found out recently that she perished a long time ago”.
Javal gets a little disappointed as Danae reveals that people upstairs will be upset at her for revealing these secret truths before smiling and saying, “It’s alright don’t worry I understand”.
Javal nods, listening to what Danae wants to do, noticing that she seems to be bothered by the stuff she lists, “Do you look forward to doing all of it or like doing it? I didn’t think that you could improve, to be honest, you seem so powerful and experienced”.
Javal holds his head in shock as Danae whispers in his ear returning it with a whisper of his own, “What no way whatever I want? Can life mean a sandwich?”.
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Post by Danae Vermillion on Aug 30, 2023 21:20:21 GMT -5
"..Thats a difficult question to answer," Danae begins after a moments thought. "My sense of passing time is skewed. Days feel like days, but years don't feel like years, if that makes sense. That's simply because each year is less than point zero-zero-zero-zero one per cent of my life. You'll experience a similar thing as you grow older, and might have already noticed something akin to it now."
"Meeting people has never been an issue. You see people pass on all the time, and ninety per cent of the time, I don't know them well enough to particularly care. The issue is when I grow attached." Danae hesitates, then shrugs. "I've had countless friends pass before my eyes. Danielle hasn't been my only lover, as I've been in dozens of relationships, engaged twice and married once."
"I've had to bury each one."
The detail she leaves unspoken is that she is truly terrified of attachment. Even with Danielle making a comeback, she's still scared of the grief. Still scared of the loss and the tears.
"As for if things hurt? Sure, nearly everything hurts just as much as it did when I began. I actually have some nerve damage in my right forearm that numbs the area that doesn't seem to want to heal from magic, but besides that, everything hurts as it would hurt you."
Javal's questions on the gods is amusing, and she chuckles lightly before answering. "Only knew Solaria properly, but in the beginning where all the gods were creating the world, most of the angels were working to assist and we received orders from the other gods. I worked with Salina briefly and spoke to her, and she was.. A lot to say the least." She laughs, remembering the childlike god.
"Bit of a trickster, awfully curious and very childlike. Irritating back then, but frankly, I think it was a good reprieve from Solaria. Solaria was eternally patient but sometimes that got almost degrading? I dunno. Liked Salina, though. But yeah, long dead, sadly. Miss them at the strangest times. Maybe I wouldn't of been banished if Solaria was still around. Bastard could forgive anything with enough time." Danae chuckles, but it's almost humorless. She far prefers the material over the Upper Planes.
As the subject turns to her plans next, Danae takes a moment to respond. Does she enjoy it? She's never really thought about it, strangely enough. After about a minute of thought, she takes a breath. "..No. It's.. I don't like it. I don't like killing people, because the people I kill, I know where they go after, and it 'aint to the heavens. I'm damning them to the hells, where they're tormented for the rest of time. Do some of them deserve it? Yes, without a doubt - take the cultists trying to summon Vulcadreas for example; they deserve to rot in hell. But the bandits robbing people? Most of them are trying to provide for their families. Can't hold jobs for one reason or another and are just trying to scrape by.
"Then someone like me comes around and.. poof. Children never see their fathers again, Wives never see husbands and then what? They've no more income, no money means no food, no food means they starve. Someone like me, simply by killing one person, has doomed an entire family to starvation. And for what? Because by doing so, I get to take a measly step forward to my own goals? I get to achieve what I want to while dooming hundreds of people? Every time I do this, I think on that. And I fucking hate it, but I can't stop if I want to die and not be lost in a black fucking abyss. Can't go to hell; I'm a fucking Astralblood, can't go to the heavens, I'm banished. It's fucking limbo for me if I die, and the only way I can have an afterlife is if I redeem myself hundreds, if not THOUSANDS OF YEARS FROM NOW."
Danae isn't sure what snapped, but something did. Rage fills her mind, not at Javal, but at herself. Hatred for what she does, guilt for the lives she's taken, grief over knowing the consequences of her actions. She's tried to help the families that she'd doomed, but most of them refused, and the ones that accepted died off anyway.
"Experience is never free, Javal. You have no idea how much I would give to never of learnt how to take a life. You're going down a road you cannot go back on. You never forget how to kill, you never forget how it feels, be it with the happiness of victory or the disgust of slaughter. Be certain you want to continue."
Danae falls into silence after taking a long drink from her mug, trying to process the rampant emotions running wild in her mind. Her muscles feel hot with anger, her shoulders heavy with guilt and a back exhausted from carrying four hundred and fifty years worth of burdens. Despite the united front that Danae puts up, she's hardly stable. She's the camel waiting on the straw to break her back, and there is no telling when the straw will fall.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Aug 31, 2023 2:02:06 GMT -5
Javal looked at Danae, listening and focusing on her answers earnestly, not even making a single sound as she spoke until she was finished.
To say that he was super interested and excited would be an understatement, to say the least. As Dane finished Javal waited a second before speaking quickly himself.
“So years aren’t years then are they like days? I mean I kinda of keep track of my life so far through different points of my life like when I was a baby, a kid, an older kid, a teenager, and an adult. So how do key moments factor in life? Can you remember things well at this point like what you ate last week? Have you grown at all, Were you just created as you are now?
He was about to ask another question but considering the topic and Danae’s attitude and uncomfortableness about the topic.
“Well I can kind of relate to the part of burying people you care about if that helps at all. I buried about 200 men being my former crew although we didn't have any bodies and I still think they are out there although it may seem stupid”.
“I wish I could’ve met her '', he says about Salina in a sad tone, “I thought maybe she would have provided clarity to some question I had when I met her but to think that the gods have been dead for more than a hundred years' '.
Javal then quiets down as he begins to respond to Danae’s words of killing, “Uh, uh”, before growing silent, “He never really took a second to think about that, to be honest, he only killed evil people who purposefully want to be evil. He even spared almost every single goon that he came across, but he hadn’t thought about the evil guys he’d killed.
He stayed silent for another second before fixing his mind, “Killing evil people is what comes with the virtue of justice. Killing sucks and taking another person’s life is always hard however that is the risk that people from doing evil things. I can’t promise that I won’t kill another evil person because if it happens I’ll continue what I do by never killing a goon and just beating them up though”.
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Post by Danae Vermillion on Aug 31, 2023 6:07:53 GMT -5
"..Explaining time and how it can be differently experienced is difficult. It's not as drastic as years feeling like days, but they just feel shorter for me. I can tell days apart, and I can tell you what I did last week just as I can tell you what I did last century. Time is both experienced by everyone the same, and experienced differently. As I said, harder to explain. Celestials have a term for it: Tiryalindel"
"Tirya meaning time, lindel meaning 'To Diverge'. Common doesn't actually have a proper word for it." She explains patiently. As Danae briefly switches to Celestial, her voice seems almost melodic. It was the same for when Uriel and Danae were speaking, and slightly more roughly when Danielle spoke it as well. On top of that, her voice seems almost more comfortable with it.
"As for creation, yes I was created as you see me now. I don't grow older, but my hair grows as yours would, my body heals as yours would if magic weren't involved. I never had a childhood and a part of me wonders how that would have been like. Would I have been different? If I had actual parents, would I be living a less reckless life, or more of one? Questions I've always asked myself, but cannot find an answer to."
It is now that Danae goes on her tangent. By the time she's finished, she's gripping her mug, knuckles white with how tight she's holding it. Her breathing is ragged and filled with fury and everything about her seems wired and almost ready to snap. She looks to Javal, the piercing eyes no longer providing a comfort but instead a source of stress as they gaze easily into Javal as if she was looking through glass.
"Define evil for me, Javal." She begins, looking intensely at the fellblood. "What is 'evil' to you? Is it someone who does bad things? Is it a mindset? Take me for example: Over the years, I've killed thousands, both directly and indirectly for my selfish reasons and plan to kill more. I led a rebellion against a god. Does that make me evil in your book, or am I an exception to that?"
"What about a bandit robbing merchants on the road? Is that man evil because he steals? What is 'evil', Javal, and who says it's our job to be the Judge, Jury and Executioner for those people? Because of some title saying we're basically mercenaries?"
Danae looks forward again, closing her eyes and taking a breath before resting her forehead in a hand, trying her best to let go of the anger because she's beginning to let it out on Javal. The kid has been nothing but curious since meeting her, and this is how she repays him?
"..I'm sorry. I just really.. Really hate everything I have to do. I hate the fucking tattoos, I hate the method on ridding myself of them, I hate this agelessness.. Fuck."
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Sept 1, 2023 13:29:28 GMT -5
Javal’s head starts spinning in confusion as he listens to how Danae explains how time perception affects Archangels and beings who’ve lived a long life He is shocked that Danae can remember so much, “I can barely remember what I had for breakfast two days ago I can’t even imagine about thinking about memories from last century”.
Javal got excited once he heard Danae explain to him a new celestial word, “Tirya'' he paused and then said, “Lindel”, he said it with difficulty trying to pronounce each syllable by syllable.
He then listens to Danae say it in her native celestial tongue intrigued at how Danae speaks Celestial, he’s interested in learning the language himself and notices the small differences in her tone as opposed to when Uriel spoke celestial.
“Tiryalindel, that seems like a great word. Thank you Danae for expanding my vocabulary. Learning new words is a hobby of mine”.
Javal’s eyes sharpen as he hears Danae speak out what evil means he responds in earnest, “I would define evil as bad people who do bad things that hurt other people for the sake of maliciousness and selfishness. For example, there's always some person trying to gain power and stepping over people to get it, destroying people’s lives just for fun. I’d describe them as evil. As for you killing I mean you’re not going into towns and slaughtering all are you? We all sign up for death when we choose to do battle with others. It comes with the territory of being an adventurer. People prepare themselves for that when they make their choice of this occupation. As for rebellion against god, I don’t know to be honest I’m not keen on what the gods did. I just like Salina, to be honest. All I know is that you're my friend Danae and you're not evil. I’m neutral on bandits myself. I let everyone I come across go after I pummeled them into seeing the light of justice”.
His eyes narrowed a little bit, “I hate evil people and will crush any person who I see as evil doing evil things".
He shakes his head as Danae apologizes, “Don’t worry about it. I’m sorry to hear that you’re feeling that way Danae. What do you want to do to stop being a fallen angel and become mortal?”.
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Post by Danae Vermillion on Sept 3, 2023 3:38:26 GMT -5
"Whats the difference between walking into a town and walking into an encampment besides the type of people that reside there?" Danae counters, her voice taking on an almost tired quality to it. "By your own definition, I am evil. I kill people for my own selfish reasons, and I gain power by doing so. Perhaps not in the literal sense, but power nonetheless." At least, thats how she sees herself.
"..It's admirable that you're set in your ways, Javal. Truly, it is. Perhaps it might do you some good to see the world in less of a black-and-white filter, with good and evil with nothing in between." For the longest time, Danae thought that way, and it didn't do her any favors. Granted, her finding the way out of that mindset meant that she felt far more guilt for her actions, but she sees it as the better of two evils.
"As for what I'd do to get out of being ageless? I have to clear off my skin. I never stop being a fallen angel, and that's something I've come to accept. Simple as that. As I said; I fucked up, I'm paying the price of that mistake."
Danae straightens herself up and clears her throat. "Now, I apologize but may we switch the subject? This is beginning to tick me off."
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Sept 3, 2023 21:39:44 GMT -5
Javal gets a little uncomfortable and confused as Danae counters his statement, “Well a town has people who sell things, live there, have jobs that contribute to society, good people while encampments are usually used by bandits who travel by and set them up as base to capture, kill, and rob people, bad guys".
“Well, I guess you’re right but also I don’t see you as evil. I mean you're not over here trying to rule the world, sadistically killing other people, and what type of power do you gain from killing people? Is it a celestial thing?” he asks genuinely curious.
Javal smiles proud that Danae has found his sense of justice admirable only to get a bit confused, “The world is not black and white it’s colorful, Oh what I see what you mean you were speaking metaphorically about the sides of good and evil. I’ll try to keep that in mind Danae going forward".
Javal chuckles loudly trying to move the conversation, “Yes of course it is not good to be ticked off”, he then looks around the tavern and spots a small sign.
“Hey Danae! Do you see that sign over there on the wall?". he points at a sign that says, “Free drinks for life if you pass the Ultimate Alcoholic Apocalypse just ask the barkeep”.
“Wanna do it together and see who can drink the most and complete the challenge”, he grins awaiting Danae’s response.
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Post by Danae Vermillion on Sept 6, 2023 7:54:17 GMT -5
Danae is thankful that Javal switched the subject. There were a few beats of silence before he pointed out a sign that Danae passingly noticed earlier. "Ultimate Alcoholic Apocalypse.. What a name." She idly says, looking at the sign curiously.
"Are you certain, bud? I'm gonna be completely blunt with you: I've been around for 450 years, and I've had plenty of reasons to drink a shitton of alcohol and get absolutely hammered. Unfortunately, that territory comes with a frankly impressive tolerance, which also means that it both costs me a damn fortune to get drunk, and I generally win drinking contests. I have a liver of goddamn mithril."
Some nights she wishes she was lying. It takes quite a lot for Danae to get drunk which is extremely upsetting. That has it's own rabbithole she does not want to go down right now.
Although, Danae is very curious on how Javal holds his liquor. Danae gets 'lightweight' vibes from him, but she may be very wrong about that. Can Uriel even help with alcohol? It really wouldn't surprise her. "Oh, and if this is something you want to do, don't you get Uriel involved. I don't even know if thats something she can help with, but on the off-chance it's something she can, that is definitely cheating and I will stop forgiving you for impaling me."
The ending of that particular sentence garners the attention of a nearby patron, who looks on with wide eyes. Danae looks over, and immediately recognizes the look. "..Not like that. It was a spar." She shakes her head and returns her attention to Javal. "Anyway, you certain this is something you want to do?"
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