『Red Velvet』
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Weekend Warrior
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Player Name: Brianna Miyagawa
OOC Username: spibe
Arena Points: 80
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Post by 『Red Velvet』 on Sept 2, 2023 23:40:21 GMT 9
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/355418129385390081/1145848935534039120/image~png Bria had assumed that the reason the first thing they did was swap out their sim cards for american ones was, y'know, the safety of it. Being able to call each other if something happened.
She was wrong. Because as soon as that was done- and now, literally while walking around the con, Tarou was on the phone. It was disgraceful! A world of pokemon-related excitement, and he was calling home.
"And everything's alright?" He asked, like he hadn't called when they got to the hotel room like six hours ago. "Everyone's taken care of?" A beat, and he sighed. "Thank you, Miri. I really don't know what I'd do without you."
Brianna, like a good daughter, gagged. She wandered ahead, looking amidst the food trucks. Ohhh, there was some terrible looking Mexican/Southern Barbeque hybrid, that seemed to ooze queso and thick barbeque sauce from every pore. She needed to eat it.
"Hi, my love." Oh, god, now he was really in it. Bria SIGHED LOUDLY, and made the universal gesture for "you're bothering me and I'm starving," and then turned away from him and almost plowed into a giant moltres.
"Oh! Sorry, my bad," She apologized, sizing them up. "Cool outfit- do you work here, or just really love foam?" |
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『Red Velvet』
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Weekend Warrior
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Posts: 57
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Brianna Miyagawa
OOC Username: spibe
Arena Points: 80
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Post by 『Red Velvet』 on Aug 29, 2023 7:55:49 GMT 9
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/355418129385390081/1145848935534039120/image~png The tiger ran after her, and Bria tried to outrun it. It wasn't enough- it wasn't going to be enough- the tiger slammed hard into the wall as Bria turned the corner, and it hardly seemed to startle it. She got to the bedroom door, and the tiger wasa nearly upon her. It lunged, crashing into the room, and Bria yanked the door shut, holding it closed-
Cold fear consumed her, and everything should have gone black- but it didn't, but instead there was this ooze spilling from under the door, black at first and then fielding red and then-
"Brianna." Tarou's voice startled her awake, heart pounding as she looked around. The lights were on, the plane having... landed.
"Oh. Thanks." Brianna said, rubbing at her face. She must have fallen asleep during the end of the flight... With a bit of shuffling, she followed her dad off the plane. She wasn't used to planes- she hadn't flown anywhere in living memory before now.
Thank the gods for UNOVR's expenses paid raffle, huh.
Bria squinted at her phone on the way to baggage claim. It was... way too late. "We're going to to the hotel and passing out, right?" She asked. It was... well beyond time for proper sleep.
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『Red Velvet』
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 57
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Brianna Miyagawa
OOC Username: spibe
Arena Points: 80
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Post by 『Red Velvet』 on Aug 27, 2023 11:20:34 GMT 9
Claws slammed into the ground, scattering dust- and a strange blackness, which scattered red as it hit Red Velvet and the walls. Red Vel scrabbled, holding Ghost Pepper tight, ducking behind a wall in an attempt of safety. His heart was pounding, thudding loudly in his ears. "What the hell," He breathed. This... was not a typical pokemon game. He knew that, but- But hadn't thought about it like this.
He had to think- which was hard to do with the incineroar slamming against the wall, snarling and hissing and whispering.
Whispering?
"Hush, Ghost." Red Vel shushed.
<But I'm not->
The tiger slammed again, and Red Velvet tried to focus. If they moved to attack... the cat would just eat them, easy.
You can escape her.
The thought flicked into Red Velvet's mind. Could he? He wasn't as fast as a tiger. He was, in fact, much slower than a tiger. He crept along the wall, trying to stay low and quiet.
You know this terrain.
Did he? Red Vel frowned, eyes flicking. He... felt like he did, almost, like if he focused hard enough he could visualize it from above. Like... like he'd been here before.
But he'd never been to Mistra before-
Now-
Red Velvet ran, Ghost Pepper squeaking as she was squished. The shadows moved around him, parting gently- no longer bursting against him but splaying, like he was running through a thunderstorm. Like-
like she was running home, after being out, streets dark and rainy, and welcoming.
Ghost Pepper chewed on his arm. <We have to get out of here!>
Red Velvet didn't reply, ducking between stone as the incineroar screamed, and slammed again. He blinked, and the layout almost made sense- a building overlaid atop it. He knew this place-
The incineroar rounded the corner, screaming, and Red Velvet ran again, breaking into-
into the entryway again. The layout was more than familiar- this was home. He looked around, at everything, and when the tiger lunged he kept running, scrambling up the stairwell. If he was smart, he could lure the tiger somewhere, trap it in one of the rooms.
The tiger rampaged behind him, caught on the eclectic things of the home, tangled in the dining table. Almost-
<Red Vel!>
The tiger lunged again- and Red Velvet ducked, the creature soaring past, skidding as it hit rug and bedframe. It turned, roaring- something blooded and vicious- And Brianna slammed the door, stumbling back, heart pounding in her throat.
It was only then that the realization of what she had done struck her. This wasn't her bedroom- it was on the lower level, down the stairs. This bedroom- It was Tarou's. [/u] fuecoco || 0/100J3wE0La41-20 [/blockquote] 1-20 |
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『Red Velvet』
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 57
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Brianna Miyagawa
OOC Username: spibe
Arena Points: 80
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Post by 『Red Velvet』 on Aug 27, 2023 10:37:34 GMT 9
Red Vel looked at the gateway to Mistra. There had been a lot of talk about the Steppes raid clearing out the corruption, and allowing passage through Mistra safely- but it seemed like that hadn't been the case at all. It was still creepy and inky, and pulling up the map showed no other places to go, and that corruption warning over Mistra still.
He drummed his fingers on his arm. All signs were pointing to, like, not go in there. But people were also saying you could get a hella-powerful subclass from in there, if you rng'd it right.
But, Tarou had been adamant about Bria not going in there. And she usually listened when he said to not do something. Because he was usually right about it.
But... This was video games. This was his domain, the one thing he knew about far more than Verai. So, he scooped up Ghost Pepper, and crossed the barrier into Mistra.
As soon as he stepped over the threshold, something pinged- just under his minimap, pulsing, getting strong and weaker as he turned. Coolio. A little quest popped up- Heart of Darknyas. Oh, like the book.
Well. Into the deep, then. Red Vel spun until the pulsing was strongest, and started walking in that direction. The grass faded from under his feet soon enough, giving way to dry barren dirt, and an ugly sky. He held Ghost Pepper a bit closer, squinting at the lack of surroundings. "Spooky... Kind of hate it." He commented.
Something finally broke the landscape- a ruined building, just a few half-walls and a lot of crumbling stone. The tracker thing pulsed faster. Red Vel frowned, and pulled up the quest description.
Vel frowned. That was... kinda vague. But it seemed like he was up close to a source of corruption, so that was good. Just get a sample and hit the road.
It wasn't going to be that easy- Games loved making quests seem like "run here and pick it up," only to have the item to turn out to be a drop from some big beastie. Then you got a sense of accomplishment, not only did you Do The Thing, but you ALSO Beat Up The Guy. Win-win. Reddit had also been going off (months ago, when the quest was first dropped) about how Mistra was scary, top 10 horror game of 2023, etc etc. So, he knew sort of what he was getting into.
Red Velvet turned the corner, heading into the bowels of the ruins, and stopped. In the center of the room was a massive furred creature, twice or thrice as large as any real world tiger. It was an incineroar, but one that had been made properly big cat shaped, and not a heel. Its fur was shadowy, like the melanistic cats they took in sometimes, and when it turned its eyes were solid fields of glowing, sickly yellow.
Its face was also matted with blood, claws tinged with it. It turned towards him, moving from whatever thing it had been eating, and raggedly snarled. <Red Velvet... We're not fighting that... are we?>
The incineroar screamed, and in two steps lunged, baring fang and claw at the pair.
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『Red Velvet』
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 57
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Brianna Miyagawa
OOC Username: spibe
Arena Points: 80
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Post by 『Red Velvet』 on Aug 23, 2023 3:50:37 GMT 9
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/322481299875168256/1089653767311474768/image~png Brianna was checking reddit late at night- she only got a little bit of time uninterrupted, with all the cats and her dad fast asleep. Not long enough to whip open a game, but long enough to trawl reddit and see how many people had arguments about BG3.
(The answer was all of them.)
Tarou had gone to bed early, given there had been a big event around lunchtime. Which had, quote, 'gone fine' and 'was stressful but fun.' He should, really, be a game journalist.
So, Bria had to turn to her peers to get any information about what had gone down. And, holy fucking Bingle, a lot had gone down. Zapdos not punted, but freed. People flying all over the place, tearing down canons made from the donated duraludon, moral quandries and personal speeches and crying, oh my.
But none of that was what made Bria click into a post- it started off like it was about min-max players, and she wanted some gossip, okay? She wasn't immune to laughing at people who took themselves too seriously.
And then she read further, and nearly spit her calpico everywhere, because making out with another player was either the opposite of min-maxxing, or the biggest fucking power move in the world.
And. And then she scrolled further. And then exploded from her chair, taking the stairs up two at a time.
"DAD!"
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『Red Velvet』
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Weekend Warrior
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Posts: 57
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Brianna Miyagawa
OOC Username: spibe
Arena Points: 80
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Post by 『Red Velvet』 on Jun 22, 2023 23:01:04 GMT 9
Okay, so, she'd been doing a bad job of keeping an eye on her dad as of late. To be fair, she was trying to get back into classes, and... at first things had seemed fine. But as of late, her dad had been almost obsessive and stressed about it, so-
Here she was.
Red Vel stretched as he stood in the grass, looking around. There'd been a message about lost pokemon, so he figured if the old man would be anywhere... it'd be here. But there was no sign of him, or the missing stufful. Which... sure. Things couldn’t be that simple, right?
He moved under the canopies, Ghost Pepper eagerly waddling at his side. Her eyes were bright, and on Stufful Watch. Something flicked in the grass, and Red Vel thought he saw a flicker of pink. "Hold up," He murmured, crouching and slowly easing into the grass.
It had to be a stufful, right? Slowly, Red Vel moved to pick it up.
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The stufful kicked as they were picked up, squeaking. "Hey- hey, you're alright." He soothed, petting its little face until the pokemon calmed down. Poor thing...
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『Red Velvet』
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Weekend Warrior
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Posts: 57
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Brianna Miyagawa
OOC Username: spibe
Arena Points: 80
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Post by 『Red Velvet』 on Jun 2, 2023 13:47:05 GMT 9
Red Velvet gestured to let the woman walk first, following after her. Walking... accomplished.
Great job trainers! You've figured out how to walk!
Red Velvet rubbed their face with their hands. This was going to take forever. He followed Athysh down the path, until they came to a little brick fence, with a quaint wooden gate. Red Vel, naturally- he had to assume it was natural- went to open the gate.
Whoah there, trainer!
This time, the voice was accompanied by a round pink... bird. Thing. A Porygon2. It floated down, stopping before both of them.
This gate is locked- you'll have to VAULT over the fence to get past!
Red Vel cleared his throat. "Uh, but it isn't? It's unlocked." He reached over, and gently pushed the gate open. The Porygon2- Well, the UI said it was "QUAXCEE," so whatever- looked at the gate- and it snapped shut again, locking with a click.
This gate is locked- you'll have to VAULT over the fence to get past!
"Holy fuck."
Hey there! There are young trainers adventuring around you- Be sure to watch your language!
Red Velvet was pretty sure he was actively turning into the Joker. "I know how to jump over things you- hooping-"
Great! To VAULT over something, put your hands on it and, with a running start, swing your legs to the side and over the obstacle!
Red Velvet huffed. "I know how to do that already!" He snapped, backing up a few paces before running at the fence. His hands found the top of the brick, and he swung his legs- His legs that were much longer here than in real life, feet smacking into the solid brick, sending Vel toppling over it ungainly. "Ow, ow fuck," He groaned, slowly pushing himself into a sitting position, head spinning.
Hey there! There are young trainers adventuring around you- Be sure to watch your language!
He let out another groan. She was going to rip out the headset from the wall and attack Tarou with it. This was ridiculous. He gathered himself to his feet, waited for the other trainer, and started again down the long path to the blinking spot on his minimap.
It took entirely, way too much time, but Red Velvet eventually found himself standing before a door, nearly on top of the blinking icon.
Great job, trainers! You've followed your minimap correctly! QUAXCEE appeared again, doing a little spin of happiness. Red Vel wasn't sharing in the sentiments. Without any fanfare of his own, he knocked on the door, attempting a smile at the NPC who answered.
"Oh- Is that a magnemite? For me? Thank you so much!" The npc smiled and- and just shut the door. Red Velvet blinked, and scowled. |
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『Red Velvet』
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 57
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Brianna Miyagawa
OOC Username: spibe
Arena Points: 80
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Post by 『Red Velvet』 on May 4, 2023 6:42:53 GMT 9
Red Velvet reached over, very gently starting to pet the ponyta. "There you go, buddy," He soothed. "You're alright." He held his breath as the ponyta shifted, leaning its weight against his side. Something about all of this had suddenly been made... real. Red Velvet continued t oet the ponyta, warm under his hand, as they watched the rain fall together. |
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『Red Velvet』
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 57
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Brianna Miyagawa
OOC Username: spibe
Arena Points: 80
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Post by 『Red Velvet』 on May 3, 2023 1:30:33 GMT 9
So far so good. Vel sidled a little closer- freezing when the pony got up on its frontlegs. "Hey, shhshsh, its alright," He coaxed, saying nonsense at the pokemon until she laid back down. Alright. Progress. Slowly move closer until Pony gets upset, stop, wait, start again.
Easy peasy.
Vel continued this until he was almost in arm's reach. "You still alright? Can I pet your little nose?" |
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『Red Velvet』
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Weekend Warrior
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Posts: 57
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Brianna Miyagawa
OOC Username: spibe
Arena Points: 80
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Post by 『Red Velvet』 on May 3, 2023 1:24:05 GMT 9
Holy fuck pump the brakes.
Rwd Velved skidded to a stop on the wet grass, looking over. There was a ponyta tucked under an overhang, looking sadly at the rainfall.
This was perfect. "Hey, pretty," Red Vel called, reaching out gently like how he imagined you do in those horse movies. "You're okay. Can I come over?"
The horse, predictably, just stared at him. |
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『Red Velvet』
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 57
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Brianna Miyagawa
OOC Username: spibe
Arena Points: 80
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Post by 『Red Velvet』 on May 3, 2023 1:21:15 GMT 9
Thunder snapped and snarled, lightning flashing and striking one of the tall metal teeth, and Vel watched it until he couldn't, blinking away afterimages. "This is so cool," He breathed. There wasn't much around- some errant trainers heading to Mistra, but no one narby, so... Red Vel broke into a run, relishing in the feeling of being outside. |
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Weekend Warrior
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Posts: 57
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Brianna Miyagawa
OOC Username: spibe
Arena Points: 80
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Post by 『Red Velvet』 on May 2, 2023 10:52:36 GMT 9
It was pouring, which Red Vel loved. He loved rain, being outside in terrible storms. He liked the feel of it on his skin, the cold water, the rush of wind. Sure, his hair and clothes were soaked through- but who cared? He was enjoying himself, and that was that.
Ghost Pepper was solidly in her poke all, because Vel had a feeling that fire types and torrential downpours did not mix so well. Whatever. That didn’t matter too much, either. If something happened, he could call her out quick as a flash. And… maybe he wasn’t eager for something to happen.
Maybe the rain was enough.
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『Red Velvet』
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 57
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Brianna Miyagawa
OOC Username: spibe
Arena Points: 80
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Post by 『Red Velvet』 on May 2, 2023 10:45:46 GMT 9
Red Velvet glanced over as someone approached him. ”Damn thing loves causing problems.” He sighed.
Hey there! There are young trainers adventuring around you- Be sure to watch your language!
Red Velvet rolled their eyes, glancing over, finally, at the woman. ”Red Velvet,” He introduced, glancing down the path again. ”You up for delivering something for Ash?” Vel glanced at her again. She didn’t look much like she could take on bandits. ”Supposedly, there’s a series of challenges and hoops we gotta jump through to see the quest done. Sounds like a crock of…” The program hovered in anticipation, waiting for him to finish and pop up another smart comment about language. ”…hoop.”
That all said, he offered Athysh a winning smile. ”So, whaddya say we get started?”
To get started, just walk forward normally! It’s the same as walking around in real life- only now you’re in the world of Pokemon!
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『Red Velvet』
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 57
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Brianna Miyagawa
OOC Username: spibe
Arena Points: 80
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Post by 『Red Velvet』 on May 2, 2023 2:04:40 GMT 9
Okay, so, visiting Mom had been a total snoozefest. But Red Vel had high hopes. Tarou had told her hat when he'd done it, he and his friend had gotten jumped by bandits and had to fight them off to protect a pokemon egg- that sounded so fun!
So, yeah, mom sucked and was boring, but this should be better.
'Cept Professor Ash handed him a box, too small to fit a pokemon egg in, and that was that. He shook the box, a bit- well packed enough to not reveal what was inside, damn- and fought the urge to snoop, because he absolutely would get caught.
He sighed, chucking the thing into his inventory. Well, whatever. Maybe there'd be danger and excitement on the way.
Red Vel tried to close the pop-up, and keep going, but every time they were snapped back like a kid on McD's playhouse wifi. "Yeah, I know- gonna go find someone." The program clearly did not care, continuing to shove him back. "Just lemme out!" Red snapped. This was NOT as fun as exciting as Tarou had made it out to be. |
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『Red Velvet』
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 57
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Brianna Miyagawa
OOC Username: spibe
Arena Points: 80
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Post by 『Red Velvet』 on Apr 26, 2023 5:23:59 GMT 9
Red Velvet tried to not look too irritated. He was just- Like, he wanted to play the game. Right? That's what people do, when they start games? They want to play them. They don't want to sit through a cutscene, or an unskippable "this is how you pick up items!" tutorial. It's why he skipped the starter lab- Why go through some back and forth for ten minutes when you can start, in game, doing things.
And now he was here, apparently having tea and listening to the longest conversation in the world. And, like, yeah, maybe Red Vel's ethos had been "be a mean little guy" but... He got the sugar down anyway. Whatever. He sat down in one of the stupid kitchen chairs, propping his feet up on the one catty-corner to him.
"Oh, Galatea, that sounds wonderful!" Their mother prattled on. Red Velvet let his head hang back over the back of the chair. He was going to die here. "That Professor knows what she's doing- I'm sure your new partner is perfect for you!" At the mention of Galatea's father, though, her expression turned a bit sad, and she was quiet as she brought the tea set over to the table. "Well, thankfully I have you all to keep my spirits up!" She replied, giving Galatea another smile. "I always told him to be careful... But he loved the stage. I think- That's how he would have wanted to go. Giving authenticity to Hamlet." so saying, she shook her head.
She glanced over at Red Velve. "Did you get a pokemon from the professor as well?" He jerked, suddenly snapped back to attention. "Oh- Uh, yeah? A little pepper guy." He gave a half shrug. Maybe she would get the picture. Mom did not. "Oh, how wonderful! That sounds perfect for you." Red Velvet rolled his eyes.
"Make sure you're careful out there, okay?" Did she not sotp? "I know all of you seem to like following in your fathers' footsteps... So you especially, Vel! Know yourself, and don't get into any fights you can't win." With that puff of determination, she clearly deemed that conversation topic over, and set about pulling sandwiches and teacakes from the fridge.
"Wh- wait a minute. What does that mean-" |
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