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Rowyn

@rowyn@mastodon.art 4 days ago

Wherein Victory attempts to bring in a champion to fight (with words) on her behalf

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Not-Victory is even larger and more monstrous now, with clawed feet and a tattered dark blue garment. She says, “Do you challenge me, human woman?”
Zhenshay, running towards them: “No.”
Not-Victory: “I wasn’t talking to you.”
Victory, still crouched next to the monster, head down, thinking: (bring it on you [censored])
Victory, aloud: “He may speak for me.”
Victory, thinking: (I hope that works because if I need to talk our way out, we’re screwed). — Not-Victory is even larger and more monstrous now, with clawed feet and a tattered dark blue garment. She says, “Do you challenge me, human woman?” Zhenshay, running towards them: “No.” Not-Victory: “I wasn’t talking to you.” Victory, still crouched next to the monster, head down, thinking: (bring it on you [censored]) Victory, aloud: “He may speak for me.” Victory, thinking: (I hope that works because if I need to talk our way out, we’re screwed).

Rowyn

@rowyn@mastodon.art 3 days ago

Once again, Victory is right there with you for anyone having trouble understandng what's going on

comic archive link: https://ladyrowyn.com/thecatswarlock.html

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Zhenshay stands next to Victory before the humanoid monster. Victory remains crouched with one hand on her sword. Zhenshay has one hand lowered to rest against Victory’s shoulder. His gaze is lifted to meet the monster’s.
Zhenshay: “Good morning. I observe that you have taken a human man captive. Kindly state your claim to him.”
Victory, thinking: (what the [censored])
Monster: “I have his adornment and his name. He has strayed from the path.”
Victory, thinking: (what the actual [censored]) — Zhenshay stands next to Victory before the humanoid monster. Victory remains crouched with one hand on her sword. Zhenshay has one hand lowered to rest against Victory’s shoulder. His gaze is lifted to meet the monster’s. Zhenshay: “Good morning. I observe that you have taken a human man captive. Kindly state your claim to him.” Victory, thinking: (what the [censored]) Monster: “I have his adornment and his name. He has strayed from the path.” Victory, thinking: (what the actual [censored])

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Rowyn

@rowyn@mastodon.art 2 days ago

Zhenshay uses The Rules. It's super effective!

comic archive: https://ladyrowyn.com/thecatswarlock.html

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Victory is standing now, a little in front of Zhenshay, holding her sword by the scabbard in her right hand. They face the monster, which has grown even larger. Moon is perched on a tree branch near them, facing the monster, bristling and hissing.
Zhenshay: “This trail was blazed by House Moonschild and marked by Moon. It is a Path of the Endless Forest. Has he strayed from it?”
Monster: “...”
Zhenshay: “Did he give you his name?”
Monster: “...”
Zhenshay: “Did he name you?”
Monster: “...”
Zhenshay: “Did he come to you of his own accord?”
Monster: “...”
Zhenshay: “Then he’s not yours, is he?” — Victory is standing now, a little in front of Zhenshay, holding her sword by the scabbard in her right hand. They face the monster, which has grown even larger. Moon is perched on a tree branch near them, facing the monster, bristling and hissing. Zhenshay: “This trail was blazed by House Moonschild and marked by Moon. It is a Path of the Endless Forest. Has he strayed from it?” Monster: “...” Zhenshay: “Did he give you his name?” Monster: “...” Zhenshay: “Did he name you?” Monster: “...” Zhenshay: “Did he come to you of his own accord?” Monster: “...” Zhenshay: “Then he’s not yours, is he?”

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Satsuma

@Satsuma@glitch.cat.family 2 days ago

@rowyn so the path is pathy enough for Zhenshay to argue about at least! interesting

also interesting that moon specifically is making it more pathy, and not them and zhenshay (or maybe it is and moons name is just safer to toss around)

Anke

@Anke@social.scribblers.club 2 days ago

@Satsuma @rowyn I thought it mattered that House and Moon are originally from the Endless Forest, while the humans are outsiders.
(Because of the "It is a path of the Endless Forest" bit. Seems to imply that House and Moon being "of the Endless Forest" matters.)

Rowyn

@rowyn@mastodon.art 2 days ago

@Anke @Satsuma Zhenshay: "Yes. I kind of count as a local to the Forest now, but I don't belong the way House and Moon do. Also, Moon has far more authority in the Endless Forest than either of us."

Coffee (Team CW)

@Coffee@toot.cafe 2 days ago

@rowyn @Anke @Satsuma

It's kind of worrying that the creature could just take Val in spite of the rules. What would have happened if Zhenshay and Moon hadn't shown up?

Also. Is... is... Moon House's mother?

Kelkyag

@kelkyag@wandering.shop 2 days ago

@Coffee @rowyn @Anke @Satsuma

I, too, wish to know whether Moon is House's mother, though if so I imagine it's more of a creative spark and less of a biological process. Might be wildly wrong.

Note to self: Moon is A Big Deal, and you have been underestimating her.

LilFluff

@LilFluff@mastodon.art 3 days ago

@rowyn seems to me he was on a path, he's declined her offer to go with her off of that path. Not a good look large creature, maybe just accept the rejection and move on.

I'll be amused if the wandering bit of the house shows up to loom menacingly. "And this is why you are always polite while politeness is possible. Even to a set of rooms that decided to go wandering while you were sleeping within. No one woke to the movement, so apparently they can move reasonably quietly.

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Rowyn

@rowyn@mastodon.art 2 wk. ago

...oops.

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Rowyn

@rowyn@mastodon.art 2 wk. ago

Valor thinks this is just as sus as the readers do.

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Valor puts a hand on a tree. “How do you know where we are on the map?”
Voice: “Seriously? I know how to read a map. It’s not hard.”
Valor: “May I ask who you are?”
Voice: “What, are you pretending you don’t recognize my voice now?”
Valor, thinking: (That’s Victory’s voice, but that is not Victory.) — Valor puts a hand on a tree. “How do you know where we are on the map?” Voice: “Seriously? I know how to read a map. It’s not hard.” Valor: “May I ask who you are?” Voice: “What, are you pretending you don’t recognize my voice now?” Valor, thinking: (That’s Victory’s voice, but that is not Victory.)

Rowyn

@rowyn@mastodon.art 2 wk. ago

this is not okay

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Valor has moved back to the center of House’s trail. (But she’s right; this is a trail the House blazed. It won’t be on a map. I didn’t think about that. I’m off the path already, aren’t I?)
Valor: (Should I go back to House? It’s ... probably safer than being off the path alone? Perhaps it will return to the rest of itself on its own, given more time?)
Voice: “Val? Are you all right?”
Valor: (be polite)
Valor: “I am fine. Forgive me; I am on a path, so it’s best that I stay on it.”
Valor: (I am not fine) — Valor has moved back to the center of House’s trail. (But she’s right; this is a trail the House blazed. It won’t be on a map. I didn’t think about that. I’m off the path already, aren’t I?) Valor: (Should I go back to House? It’s ... probably safer than being off the path alone? Perhaps it will return to the rest of itself on its own, given more time?) Voice: “Val? Are you all right?” Valor: (be polite) Valor: “I am fine. Forgive me; I am on a path, so it’s best that I stay on it.” Valor: (I am not fine)

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Rowyn

@rowyn@mastodon.art last mo.

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Victory is not completely sanguine about the latest development.

Victory is wearing a pink top and white pants, her feet bare.
Top-down view of Victory rapping on the wall where the door used to be, thinking, (He was right across the hall. I know there was a door here last night.)
Victory, aloud: “Valor? Valor!”
Second panel, Victory striding down the hall, thinking, (Last night, there were two doors on either side of the hall. Why are there none on the other side now?)
Third panel, Victory opens the door on the same side of the hall as her room. (I know, I know,) she thinks, (‘Welcome to the Endless Forest.’ I hate this so much.)
Aloud, she shouts, “Valor!” — Victory is wearing a pink top and white pants, her feet bare. Top-down view of Victory rapping on the wall where the door used to be, thinking, (He was right across the hall. I know there was a door here last night.) Victory, aloud: “Valor? Valor!” Second panel, Victory striding down the hall, thinking, (Last night, there were two doors on either side of the hall. Why are there none on the other side now?) Third panel, Victory opens the door on the same side of the hall as her room. (I know, I know,) she thinks, (‘Welcome to the Endless Forest.’ I hate this so much.) Aloud, she shouts, “Valor!”

Rowyn

@rowyn@mastodon.art last mo.

sanguinity levels falling

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Victory has her sheathed sword gripped in one hand, walking through a hall and thinking, (Val will be annoyed if I wake our host to demand the Endless Forest stop being so Endless-Forest-y. Surely Val is in this house somewhere).
Victory, in the doorway to the front room: “Valor!”
Victory, in the doorway to the kitchen: “Valor!”
Victory, in the doorway to the bathroom: “Valor!”
Victory: (How have I neither found Val nor woken our host up yet??) — Victory has her sheathed sword gripped in one hand, walking through a hall and thinking, (Val will be annoyed if I wake our host to demand the Endless Forest stop being so Endless-Forest-y. Surely Val is in this house somewhere). Victory, in the doorway to the front room: “Valor!” Victory, in the doorway to the kitchen: “Valor!” Victory, in the doorway to the bathroom: “Valor!” Victory: (How have I neither found Val nor woken our host up yet??)

Rowyn

@rowyn@mastodon.art last mo.

at long last, the answer to "Why didn't Zhenshay have the purple bedroom?"

(because Zhenshay's bedroom is Even MOAR purple)

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Victory bursts into Zhenshay’s room, holding her sheathed sword in her right hand. Moon is curled up at the foot of Zhenshay’s bed.
Victory: “Zhenshay! What have you done with Valor?”
Zhenshay, lying in bed: “Unh whu?”
Victory pounces on top of Zhenshay, grabbing him by the collar: “What happened to Valor? The room you gave him is gone! Did your house eat him???”
Zhenshay: “No? House only eats construction materials.”
Moon, at the foot of the bed, back arched and tail bottle-brushed: *hisss* — Victory bursts into Zhenshay’s room, holding her sheathed sword in her right hand. Moon is curled up at the foot of Zhenshay’s bed. Victory: “Zhenshay! What have you done with Valor?” Zhenshay, lying in bed: “Unh whu?” Victory pounces on top of Zhenshay, grabbing him by the collar: “What happened to Valor? The room you gave him is gone! Did your house eat him???” Zhenshay: “No? House only eats construction materials.” Moon, at the foot of the bed, back arched and tail bottle-brushed: *hisss*

Rowyn

@rowyn@mastodon.art last mo.

For those wondering why Victory is handling this escapade so badly, I offer this gaming analogy:

GM: "The door to Valor's room is missing."
Victory: "What? I'm going to ask Zhenshay what happened."
GM: "Roll diplomacy"
Victory: "..."
Victory: "scratch that, I'm searching the whole house first."
GM: "You don't find Valor."
Victory: "..."
Victory: "do I have to roll diplomacy to ask Zhenshay"
GM: "Yes."
Victory: *deep breath* "okay I'm asking"
Victory: *rolls a 1*

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Coffee (Team CW)

@Coffee@toot.cafe last mo.

@rowyn ah, new day, new thread ^^

Looks like house is doing perfectly normal house things again.

Kelkyag

@kelkyag@wandering.shop last mo.

@Coffee @rowyn
At least Valor & Victory had been informed that House was not what they expected of a building. Today's adventure: find the rest of your party!

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