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logs2022-11-09 01:12 pm
heavenstorn) wrote in logs2022-11-09 01:12 pm
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(Open) Quick to their ends
WHO: Cedrik Reede, open to all
WHERE: The Hinterlands, the Gallows, etc.
WHEN: Throughout November
WHAT: Monthly catch-all, including the ‘Inhuman Courtesy’ event.
WARNINGS: Gallows adjacent Bad Stuff probably, will edit as needed.
Starmetal, Hinterlands Request (Open)
[ Serene is still the more beautiful landscape by far, but it doesn’t take long for Cedrik to see the Hinterlands’ appeal. Even less for him to decide he likes it more. The Restless in the city spoke of it as some dangerous, wild place where those on the brink of madness dwell. But Cedrik finds it peaceful, especially compared to the hazards of the Shadowlands.
It reminds him of home, far more than Serene ever could.
Climbing up one more ridge Cedrik stops, pointing towards the horizon and speaking to his partner on this particular venture. ]
Looks like that goat herder steered us true. See the smoke? There’s our crater.
[ They’ve already been searching for hours and even now that their destination is in sight, it’s still a good distance away. Cedrik’s in good shape…hopefully his partner is too? The viera gives them an encouraging smile. ]
Come, we’re nearly there!
Jailbreak, the Gallows (for Felix)
[ What little order the guards of the Gallows held onto has shattered. Prisoners are breaking out, friends of said prisoners have broken in, and chaos is holding strong throughout the halls.
Cedrik likes to think he contributed a respectable amount to the madness.
Currently he stalks the halls, greatsword on his back, blood wiped from the blade in haste to keep moving. The guards it came from will probably live. He's already helped at least one friend escape but he's not done, searching the cells for anyone else who looks like they don't belong, friend or not. Which is a pretty broad category to Cedrik at this point.
And yet when he spots a familiar blue head of hair among the cells and stops for a better look... ]
Felix?
[ ...he already feels so tired. ]
WHERE: The Hinterlands, the Gallows, etc.
WHEN: Throughout November
WHAT: Monthly catch-all, including the ‘Inhuman Courtesy’ event.
WARNINGS: Gallows adjacent Bad Stuff probably, will edit as needed.
Starmetal, Hinterlands Request (Open)
[ Serene is still the more beautiful landscape by far, but it doesn’t take long for Cedrik to see the Hinterlands’ appeal. Even less for him to decide he likes it more. The Restless in the city spoke of it as some dangerous, wild place where those on the brink of madness dwell. But Cedrik finds it peaceful, especially compared to the hazards of the Shadowlands.
It reminds him of home, far more than Serene ever could.
Climbing up one more ridge Cedrik stops, pointing towards the horizon and speaking to his partner on this particular venture. ]
Looks like that goat herder steered us true. See the smoke? There’s our crater.
[ They’ve already been searching for hours and even now that their destination is in sight, it’s still a good distance away. Cedrik’s in good shape…hopefully his partner is too? The viera gives them an encouraging smile. ]
Come, we’re nearly there!
Jailbreak, the Gallows (for Felix)
[ What little order the guards of the Gallows held onto has shattered. Prisoners are breaking out, friends of said prisoners have broken in, and chaos is holding strong throughout the halls.
Cedrik likes to think he contributed a respectable amount to the madness.
Currently he stalks the halls, greatsword on his back, blood wiped from the blade in haste to keep moving. The guards it came from will probably live. He's already helped at least one friend escape but he's not done, searching the cells for anyone else who looks like they don't belong, friend or not. Which is a pretty broad category to Cedrik at this point.
And yet when he spots a familiar blue head of hair among the cells and stops for a better look... ]
Felix?
[ ...he already feels so tired. ]
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Then stop trying to do mine!
[ The guard doesn't spare a glance back at Cedrik, leaving that opening...and as annoyed as he is with Felix, he's not going to ignore the opportunity.
A swift thrust puts Cedrik's blade between the guard's broad standing legs before he pulls up with all his strength, twisting his body and bringing it in a full half-circle arc overhead. It connects...right between the poor bastard's legs. He's armored down there, luckily for him, but the resounding clang and dent Cedrik leaves...
The guard drops at first to his knees from the force of the blow alone, one of his legs knocked out from underneath him, and then quickly falls on all fours, wheezing and whimpering in agony.
Cedrik's already winding up for a finishing blow, but if Felix is still quick on his feet he could decide to steal it... ]
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that's the sound of felix's club, slamming home on the guard's helmeted head, a resounding claaaang ringing out through the room.
the guard, already overcome with bruising and pain, finally gives up the ghost, collapsing into a pile at their feet. felix tosses the club away, brushing his hands off.]
Are we done here? Or do you want to keep playing hero?
[he's at least going over to help the prisoner now, though?]
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People will think whatever they want of me, all that I care for is doing what is right.
[ He at least moves as he talks, sheathing his weapon before bending down and searching the guard for keys. Once found he tosses them to Felix with a curt 'here'. ]
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And who decides what 'right' is? You?
[now he's rifling around in a bag nearby—and offering the prisoner water. he takes it, and busies himself drinking while felix and cedrik quarrel.]
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I'm not as naive as you think. [ Cedrik folds his arms and takes a step back, briefly checking the hallways beyond this open cell. No more guards, yet. He'll keep watch while Felix helps the prisoner. ] ...what I deem to be right could easily make me a monster in the eyes of another.
[ He remembers Garlemald well. ]
But this? Even you have to agree, this was wrong and needed to be fixed.
[ The prisoner, throat partially quenched, points an unsteady hand at the guard's belongings. ]
"...a salve. Please."
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[he hands the prisoner the little bottle, unscrewing it first, then puts his hands on his hips, addressing him.]
So don't make us regret this.
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Whatever he did, it was nothing that would deserve torture.
[ The prisoner, probably wisely, isn't volunteering any information about why he was jailed. Quietly, gratefully, he takes the salve and starts applying it to his wounds. From the face he makes it must be just as painful as the injuries themselves.
He looks up at Felix. ]
"...then why help me at all? I already know what your friend thinks--" [ He nods in Cedrik's direction. ] "--but as you say, I'm a stranger to you. You have no idea why I'm here...so why?"
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Don't think too hard about it. I just got caught up keeping my idiot guide alive long enough to properly escape this place. If you want to thank people, thank him. [he huffs, and starts to walk away.] I was imprisoned for nothing, so maybe you were, too. But it doesn't matter anymore—you're free. So, get going.
[and with that, he gestures at cedrik.]
Are we done here?
[not like he was dragged into this?]
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Nearly so. [ He looks over Felix's shoulder at the prisoner who is getting back on his feet. ] You are welcome to come with us, of course. The exit isn't far.
[ The prisoner's head is bowed and he shakes it. One hand is pressed over the spear wound; the salve's stopped the bleeding but it still looks painful. ]
"I'll make my own way...but thank you, both of you." [ He chuckles as he looks up at the pair...but there's something strange in it. Briefly his fingers press over the injury and he lets out a hiss. ] "You know what they say. If it stings...then it must be working.
"Until we meet again."
[ The prisoner bows and in an instant, white smoke billows up from the ground, coiling around him and covering him from view. When it dissipates--he's gone.
Cedrik's smile vanishes with him. ]
...if he could do that the entire damned time...
[ He's more annoyed than anything. ]
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felix frowns as immediately as cedrik does.]
What a waste of time. I agree—if he could do that, why not from the beginning? Ridiculous.
[are they seeing eye to eye? nah, must just be a trick of the dungeon.]
I'm beyond ready to be done with this place.
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[ Cedrik's eyes narrow as annoyance shifts into actual suspicion. But he clicks his tongue and shakes his head rather than dwell. Felix has the right idea, it's time to go. ]
Agreed. I've had my fill of it as well...come.
[ The tunnel will lead them back to the surface at last and from there Cedrik will feel confident enough that Felix won't get himself killed somehow to leave him be. ]