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[miscreant]

[The video feed clicks on to show a woman with pasty skin, a slight grey tint visible thanks to the shadow cast by her wispy black hair. When she tilts her head to spot that the device is indeed recording her, one might notice the long ears at the sides of her head, blackened at their points by decay and decorated with several small gold rings -- one of them has a telling purple soul gem embedded in it. Her eyes glow a soulless blue, her body covered in thick black plate armor with the hilts of two handaxes poking out over her shoulders.

She takes a moment to smile, without teeth. Its not a kind smile -- its hollow, devoid of anything actually resembling delight.]

You are all certainly cheerful for a band of transports dragged into a war that has naught to do with you.

[A pause.]

Well, most of you.

I would be interested to see what sort of organized combat such a congregation of outsiders is actually capable of.

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[keep_smiling]

Are we not supposed to be cheerful?

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[obliterating]

[A small nod. Hello, fellow Knight.]

Some of us have little but war.

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[flarp]

Wars are just a big game of FLARP. There's loads of people out there wearing their big troll pants and talking bullshit when they're really just a bunch of grubs ready to be taken down a couple pegs.

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[motherofnemesis]

hey, you know how it goes
push us down and we push right back with a smile and all that good stuff
we've managed pretty well in the past

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[miscreant]

I am hardly your keeper. It is merely my experience that people do not enjoy being uprooted from their lifestyles on a whim.

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[miscreant]

[WOAH HOLD ON--Seviilia looks a bit surprised, judging by the owlish blinking that takes over her expression. She had been told of Koltira's existence here, but not Thassarian's.]

Yes. Well. Our's is a unique state of being, I should think.

[She takes a moment to remind herself that Thassarian, while the ambassador for the Alliance, is still a high ranking officer of the Blade.]

Forgive me, Commander Thassarian, I was not aware of your station here.

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[miscreant]

[Wow those sure were a lot of words she didn't understand. But she picked up "trolls" in the middle of that. Disgusting things, but allies nonetheless.]

You are familiar with trolls?

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[miscreant]

[She hasn't quite figured out the text feature yet, but she plays it off rather well.]

Such wasted energy. On smiling, of course. I would never speak ill of rebellion when shackles are involved.

Have you been here long, then?

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[obliterating]

Nothing to be forgiven- I just arrived here.

[He nods.]

Given a few more, we might have a proper regiment.

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[miscreant]

Are there others? Though I have not yet spoken to him, I am aware that Commander Deathweaver is among us.

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[obliterating]

One other that I know of, though I wasn't able to get a name.

There have been others from our world, in the past.

[His expression softens a bit.]

There is little need for Horde or Alliance here. I hope that, should you need anything, you will let me know.

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[miscreant]

[She scoffs softly and offers another thin-lipped smirk.]

What does a knight need but a horse and blade? I'm missing one of the two. I don't suppose you would be able to see to that.

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[flarp]

Please ask me another question, that one wasn't obvious enough.

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[goinbust]

"Well ain't you just a bundle of sunshine darlin. Sometimes doin' the things you don't want to do just goes by easier if you do it with a smile."

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[obliterating]

Unfortunately, I am missing one of those, as well.

[And a minion. :C ]

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[keep_smiling]

No, but that's all the more reason to smile! Then this place will become more friendly, and feel more like home. So you should smile too!

[honorofkings]

Is... it wrong to be cheerful, given the circumstances?

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[thewhitepawn]

Some people are able to find cheer no matter where they are. Perhaps it is their beacon of hope to be returned one day.

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[deadelfwalking]

I think you'll find that many of them are eminently capable, Seviilia.

[motherofnemesis]

a few months here and there
smiling actually takes less energy than frowning, jsyk

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[highfrequency]

...Yeah. I've been wondering about that, myself.

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[miscreant]

[She is not following that logic, nor is she smiling. In fact, she might be frowning a bit more.]

That is a ridiculously naive way to go about things.

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[miscreant]

What a pity.

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[miscreant]

[She scoffs. Oh she has an attitude. Fun.]

Thusfar, it has been my experience that such is not the norm here.

[She also looks a little young to be talking about war, but she won't bring that up yet.]

[miscreant]

"Here and there".

[She spends a few moments trying to figure out that acronym with a frown before she moves on with the conversation.]

Neutrality takes no energy at all.