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[treasure 8] it's black and white, this message is for you
WHO: Gilgamesh, Sampo Koski, and you
WHERE: Gemini
WHEN: endish of January
WHAT: in which Gilgamesh is only so good at waiting before his temper snaps and a few executive decisions need to be made. Payments arranged. Favors compensated. Please help.
WARNINGS: n/a
one. voice; un: AUO - to whom it may concern (and it should concern you)
[ Gil's tone is... strange. neither of his usual emotions--bored or smug--seem to be present in the tension that he speaks with, and he's trying to sound... neutral. overwhelmingly so. he is pulling a facade of calm into his voice that feels like it doesn't quite fit right. ]
I am quite tired of waiting for the pieces of a puzzle to fall into place, and so, I will see them seized for myself.
I need material ore. Whether it's tin, copper, gold, silver, tungsten, platinum, cobalt, or diamond itself--or some unknown to me magical panacea rock that exists only in an anomalous riftgate, I am in the market to purchase ore or information regarding ore.
If you know a deposit that can be pulled up, or have the means to put together a mining expedition if only you had the currency, I am paying for your services. If you need someone to keep beasts at bay while you collect the ore, I am available for the work, or I will fund your hirelings. Hook or crook, I simply need a stockpile of materials and I need it a month ago.
My. [ and that neutral, authoritative tone falters here; he takes in a breath, digs his teeth into his tongue and steadies himself again, though there's a noticeable shift and an unease in his attempt to sound like the boss of you. ] My partner has a crystal growing in his skin and the symptoms are getting worse. It glows constantly and he's lost the ability to differentiate temperature. He has a forgemaster on retainer, but they need materials to find one that can contain whatever the hell it is-- [ oops, that's an emotion, can't have those.
swallow it down. go back to neutral, even though it's cracked and his temper is beginning to show through. he's shifted to a sort of... resolved, unflinchingly firm calm. ] I will not lose him a second time. I don't care what it costs. I don't care if you think to bleed me dry. I'm available at the Auguries of Innocence during the day, and if I'm not there in the evenings, the Vogue.
[ a long pause. another slow breath. ]
I do not know what I will do if he's taken from me again. Therefore, I will not entertain the possibility. You may respond to this solicitation, or to me directly.
[ that's not a threat.
that's a promise.
a King does not break his promises.
and then, soft and so very, very tired. ]
... please.
two. action - with lightning in my heels and my heart on fire
[ and as he promised, if you have stuff to sell, Gilgamesh is outside of his teapot and ready to pull out his fancy golden wallet. he's given to the masculine urge to perch on the roof, standing on the Auguries bundled up in many, many layers of expensive winterwear because he was still born in a dry, desert climate, and this sucks, but he needs fresh air and to not be near people unless they're doing his bidding.
if you'd prefer a Vogue introduction, there's a certain particularly gothic corner of the party palace that he's sitting adjacently to, nursing a glass of wine and trying not to look like he wants to explode. the look on his face is dire--anger, concern, constipation. he's bottling things and it's fine; one day, like all proud rich and powerful men, he'll do enough cocaine about it that he'll probably explode and die. ]
three. closed to Sampo and close CR - and oh, I am so tired
[ and when he's not brooding and hovering over his phone, waiting for someone to come through with something, Gil is doing a surprisingly good job at avoiding the people who might be coming to see him just for him. he's running on a few anxious months of watching things get worse while Sampo laughs that it'll be all right, just let ol' Bladie work and then here it is.
not all right.
Sampo's skin freezing cold to the touch because he stood in an icy, unheated shower for thirty minutes, unaware that he'd forgotten to put the heat on. he's angry, he's tired, he'sscared and he's digging his teeth into his lip until he tastes blood as he runs through a hundred different contingency plans and keeps coming back around to what happens if the worst happens.
the King may have fallen apart in his grief for Enkidu
but Gilgamesh has mourned Samuel Kouvac once before, so all he has left is to get angry about it and that... feels like it won't end well for anyone.
so he does his level best to avoid the people who know him best. including Sampo. especially Sampo. ]
WHERE: Gemini
WHEN: endish of January
WHAT: in which Gilgamesh is only so good at waiting before his temper snaps and a few executive decisions need to be made. Payments arranged. Favors compensated. Please help.
WARNINGS: n/a
one. voice; un: AUO - to whom it may concern (and it should concern you)
in which a king needs to buy stuff like rocks and labor
[ Gil's tone is... strange. neither of his usual emotions--bored or smug--seem to be present in the tension that he speaks with, and he's trying to sound... neutral. overwhelmingly so. he is pulling a facade of calm into his voice that feels like it doesn't quite fit right. ]
I am quite tired of waiting for the pieces of a puzzle to fall into place, and so, I will see them seized for myself.
I need material ore. Whether it's tin, copper, gold, silver, tungsten, platinum, cobalt, or diamond itself--or some unknown to me magical panacea rock that exists only in an anomalous riftgate, I am in the market to purchase ore or information regarding ore.
If you know a deposit that can be pulled up, or have the means to put together a mining expedition if only you had the currency, I am paying for your services. If you need someone to keep beasts at bay while you collect the ore, I am available for the work, or I will fund your hirelings. Hook or crook, I simply need a stockpile of materials and I need it a month ago.
My. [ and that neutral, authoritative tone falters here; he takes in a breath, digs his teeth into his tongue and steadies himself again, though there's a noticeable shift and an unease in his attempt to sound like the boss of you. ] My partner has a crystal growing in his skin and the symptoms are getting worse. It glows constantly and he's lost the ability to differentiate temperature. He has a forgemaster on retainer, but they need materials to find one that can contain whatever the hell it is-- [ oops, that's an emotion, can't have those.
swallow it down. go back to neutral, even though it's cracked and his temper is beginning to show through. he's shifted to a sort of... resolved, unflinchingly firm calm. ] I will not lose him a second time. I don't care what it costs. I don't care if you think to bleed me dry. I'm available at the Auguries of Innocence during the day, and if I'm not there in the evenings, the Vogue.
[ a long pause. another slow breath. ]
I do not know what I will do if he's taken from me again. Therefore, I will not entertain the possibility. You may respond to this solicitation, or to me directly.
[ that's not a threat.
that's a promise.
a King does not break his promises.
and then, soft and so very, very tired. ]
... please.
two. action - with lightning in my heels and my heart on fire
cash for gold. or silver. or titanium. or rainbow magic rock.
[ and as he promised, if you have stuff to sell, Gilgamesh is outside of his teapot and ready to pull out his fancy golden wallet. he's given to the masculine urge to perch on the roof, standing on the Auguries bundled up in many, many layers of expensive winterwear because he was still born in a dry, desert climate, and this sucks, but he needs fresh air and to not be near people unless they're doing his bidding.
if you'd prefer a Vogue introduction, there's a certain particularly gothic corner of the party palace that he's sitting adjacently to, nursing a glass of wine and trying not to look like he wants to explode. the look on his face is dire--anger, concern, constipation. he's bottling things and it's fine; one day, like all proud rich and powerful men, he'll do enough cocaine about it that he'll probably explode and die. ]
three. closed to Sampo and close CR - and oh, I am so tired
when i'm alone, i fall apart
[ and when he's not brooding and hovering over his phone, waiting for someone to come through with something, Gil is doing a surprisingly good job at avoiding the people who might be coming to see him just for him. he's running on a few anxious months of watching things get worse while Sampo laughs that it'll be all right, just let ol' Bladie work and then here it is.
not all right.
Sampo's skin freezing cold to the touch because he stood in an icy, unheated shower for thirty minutes, unaware that he'd forgotten to put the heat on. he's angry, he's tired, he's
the King may have fallen apart in his grief for Enkidu
but Gilgamesh has mourned Samuel Kouvac once before, so all he has left is to get angry about it and that... feels like it won't end well for anyone.
so he does his level best to avoid the people who know him best. including Sampo. especially Sampo. ]
text; un: blade
[He won't apologize for being a perfectionist; this is a friend's life he's dealing with, even if he and Sampo aren't close. There's... some kinship there, somewhere, somehow, and he's not sure how to explain it. Maybe it's because of how he always seems haunted, pursued by something.]
We might have a complication. A small one. I need to make sure the ominous-looking dungeon that suddenly appeared beneath my forge isn't going to swallow half of Hyrule. If I lose my forge there are others I can use, but it would be a setback we can't afford.
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Why do these dumb crystals always make us go through dungeons?!
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Can you elaborate on the link between crystals and dungeons?
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[They are CONNIVING lil bitches]
Oh, it's just a thing I had to deal with in the past life. Need some inhibitor ore? Gotta go to an abandon mine and deal with all the security measures! Someone get an allergic reaction to their keycrest? Time to climb a mountain using bubbles. But in order to find out you gotta climb the mountain, you gotta go through a forest labryinth and charm the wildlife in order to get to the village full of xenophobic elves. And that's not even getting STARTED on powering these things up- they'd make people visit FOUR different shrines that of coooourse was full of puzzles and monsters.
Dungeons! It's always dungeons with cruxis crystals!
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...
[Sounds like he needs a good screaming session. Unfortunately, Blade is no one's therapist.]
All of that for a parasitic rock no one wants.
Was everyone's past life ran by masochists?
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I mean
In my world's case, it was definitely a sadist calling the shots.
But po-tay-to, po-tah-toe.
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Anyway, if some villain is at the bottom of the dungeon under my forge, I'll have questions for them.
text; un: AUO
[ on one hand, he usually wouldn't complain about perfection--he's a snobby bitch, he likes perfect stuff... but it goes out the window when he has skin in the game, and Sampo means. a lot. to him. ]
I am not in the mood for setbacks. If you need firepower, I can avail myself and my Master to your usage. If you need money to rebuild, and quickly, say so. Money is no object.
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That's fine.
As for the dungeon, Jing Yuan and Dan Heng will scout it this weekend so we know what to expect. We're all seasoned and strong; I doubt there is anything in there that we can't handle, but we're being cautious. I only intend to spend a day on it at most.
My highest priority is to get your stopgap solution done before then. We can continue testing the permanent keycrest while he stabilizes.
... I know time is precious. If the worst happens, you'll be the first to know. I'm not taking this lightly.
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[ he can breathe... somewhat easier. the tension that's been building in his chest is just a tight, unhappy ball now, instead of a surging, pulsing anger that wants to come out at. someone. everyone. anyone. ]
The Kanto everstone seems like a good place to start, and I have several people expressing intent to go look for a supply of those.
... I believe you when you say you aren't taking this lightly. I'm upset that it has taken this long to get things fluidly into motion, but that's. Not productive. Something to be saved for the worst case scenario.
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[Even if he did explode, it's not like Blade can criticize him. He got his powers sealed for weeks because of how he railed against Teresa, and she ended up dead.
And he'd do it again.]
We'll save him. Trust the process. Right now... he needs you.
text: un: Mr.ColdFeet
Bladie, buddy, please tell me that's some sort of joke? I'm dying for a laugh right now!
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Not a joke.
It's fine. There are seedier places on the Xianzhou Luofu. We'll handle it.
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You just. Woke up one day to a staircase opening up in the entryway of your forge????
that's the most ominous thing i've ever seen and I've been working for Ghost City for like seven years?????
wym 'there are seedier places in the Luofu'?? Not that I've seen!!
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Yes.
[LIKE IT'S THE WEATHER]
You've never heard of the Shackling Prison? They would lock up the worst criminals twenty stories deep inside, never to see the light of day again for thousands of years. I spent some time there, too, in my past life. It was very...
...
Damp.
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Hmm. It's ringing some old bell in the back of our head, but truth be told, my memories of my past life have always been fuzzy and scattered. I have such a loose grip on all of them, you'd think they were coated in soap for the sole purpose of escaping me, fully!
...
That sounds like it sucks.
It completely sucks.
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[BLADE YOU ARE NOT HELPING]
Anyway, it isn't a big deal. I'll handle it, like I always have.
Just take care of yourself for now. Try not to stress out any more than you already are. We'll get it done.