INTERLUDES

[nohalation]

These are interludes and threads that happen post-fire bees campaign.

Just post a toplevel if you'd like and thread as needed! You can link posts or thread them here, it doesn't matter. Journal posts are good in case you need to keep things SECRET. You can just post a link and then unlock the post in the future.

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[gentilleowlet]

And?

[hashtagcursed]

So why did you come here! It couldn't have been for Dusk. You didn't know about her until you were here!

[gentilleowlet]

[ thinking for a moment

thinking for a moment

thinking for a moment

oh!

oh right ]

. . . Culture exchange?

[ like it's a vague, distant memory ]

[hashtagcursed]

Culture exchange. Is that just Cumulan for 'nice stuff we're taking it'? I've got some news for you! We don't have stuff.

[gentilleowlet]

[ quiet, not responsive to that because

well

she's not

wrong. . . ]

[hashtagcursed]

Guilty as charged, I see! Well, I don't really care. Since, again, we're not worth it. And besides that, Dusk would be sad if you did anything. You're not taking her away, by the way. I wouldn't even have to kill you, Walnut would probably feed you to the Deep Ones basically instantly.

So I guess the answer to that question is 'Dusk, but I was originally here to take over'. Not that...you wouldn't be ruler, too, if you married her. So I guess you win either way. Speaking of...you promised her a kingdom. Cumulus, right? I thought you meant some little middle of nowhere place, but how're you going to manage that?

[gentilleowlet]

[ taking a moment ]

I'm not taking her away anywhere. I want to be happy here with her.

[hashtagcursed]

Cute. So what about home?

[gentilleowlet]

[ mmm

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ]

[hashtagcursed]

Please respond.

[gentilleowlet]

[ closes his eyes. ]

[hashtagcursed]

Clima.

[gentilleowlet]

[hashtagcursed]

[gentilleowlet]

[ opens them ]

What was the question?

[hashtagcursed]

Home. How are you going to deal with them if you stay?

[gentilleowlet]

[ oh, well ]

You don't have to worry about that.

[hashtagcursed]

I'm worried about it.

[gentilleowlet]

To make it clear, you're worried about whether or not Cumulus is a threat, right?

[hashtagcursed]

Yes, you cute little stupid idiot owl I am worried about whether or not the huge belligerent kingdom you're holding yourself hostage from is a threat!

[gentilleowlet]

Why?

As you said, there's nothing here. Cumulus gains nothing from taking this place; even the surrounding labyrinths are hardly worth mentioning. This kingdom isn't even a speck of dust in the face of the Empire. Why should they care?

[hashtagcursed]

If Dusk went somewhere else and stayed there and I thought it might possibly be against her own will, I would burn that place down whether or not it had anything I wanted. Wouldn't you?

[gentilleowlet]

Things in Halation are different than in Cumulus.

[hashtagcursed]

They don't care about you.

[gentilleowlet]

No, they love me very much. But love has nothing to do with my survival, especially in another kingdom.