[OOC] Folkmore IC Inbox

[pyrighteous]

[ Instead of a welcome message, there's just muffled noises as Hunter tries and fails to get his comm to do what he wants it to do. ]

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[pyrighteous]

OKAY UH
IT'S A SHORT LIST

- A CUTTING FROM THE PALISTROM TREE
- A FLOWER FROM RUE'S GARDEN
- SOMETHING FROM YOU
- SOMETHING FROM CASEY

[oweschildsupport]

[...Here's the thing. Draxum already knew the list was going to be short. His run through Hunter's mindscape remains clear in his memory; he's seen and heard for himself how the guards were treated. Whatever spark of joy or kindness they may have experienced was always going to be few and far between. He was never expecting much, so he had plans to supplement it.

Hunter has just given him Draxum's own backup plan.

There's a numbness in him as he looks down on it, but there's no denying that's what it is. A cutting of the palistrom tree for Flapjack (and perhaps Hunter himself), as well as one item to represent himself, Rue, and Casey. They'd be a reminder of the people the Guard has in his corner now, as well a promise of good things to come, to make up for how little his past may have had to offer.

Draxum was expecting little, but not nothing.

There's a long stretch here of inactivity here as he stews on that, glowering down at the list with a dark expression and forgetting to reply.]

[pyrighteous]

[ Sorry, Draxum. You might have to talk to the guard yourself in that case - or ask Hunter to leave a message maybe. But not only does the past not offer much to begin with, the guard specifically doesn't want anything tainted by Belos. which is nearly everything ...

Hunter waits a moment, growing increasingly nervous the longer he goes without receiving a reply. ]

IS THAT OKAY??

[oweschildsupport]

[The vibration of the Relic in his hand stirs Draxum out of his brooding. Right. He says the first thing that comes to mind to cover the delay.]

I was taking a dump

[The emotional kind, which Draxum would argue is even more disgusting—if that didn't require admitting to the assortment of unhappy feelings in the first place. He doesn't like the picture this paints of just how miserable life was for the guards; likes even less thinking of what that means for Hunter himself.

But he doesn't want to talk about that, so he just deflects.]

Tell him I appreciate it
I can work with this it will be sufficient
It won't take long to acquire these items either
Which means that once the robot vessel is ready and we have the palistrom wood I'll have everything I need to conduct the ritual
We'll be ready to go soon

[The latter will probably take the most time. Conveniently just enough time for whenever it works out best for the players to do things. /jazz hands]

In light of that do you have any questions ?

[pyrighteous]

GROSS

[ Don't tell him that! Sheesh!!

Anyway, he's completely oblivious so he doesn't notice. ]

I MEAN I DO BUT
I DON'T THINK THEY'RE RELEVANT
I'LL BE GLAD TO BE DONE WITH THIS

[oweschildsupport]

If it gives you peace of mind ask them anyway
That offer is on the table for the guard as well

[Whether it's over the Relic or with letters, he's around if needed.]

[pyrighteous]

[ There's a bit of a pause on Hunter's side of things. Over the relic, huh ... ]

DO YOU WANT ME TO LEAVE HIM A NOTE TO CALL YOU TONIGHT?

[oweschildsupport]

Are you comfortable with that ?
If so that works for me

[pyrighteous]

IT'S STILL A LITTL WEIRD BUT
HE'S BEEN GETTING THE CHANCE TO TALK TO MORE PEOPLE
I'M GLAD

[oweschildsupport]

[He's glad to hear that. Maybe now's a good time ask after all, then; he and the guard haven't spoken since the mindscape.]

Around what time should I expect his call ?

[pyrighteous]

UH
LIKE
2 AM I THINK?

[oweschildsupport]

Good thing I'm not still on a cafeteria worker's schedule

[pyrighteous]

UH WHY WERE YOU TO BEGIN WITH??

[oweschildsupport]

Long story

[Still interested?]

[pyrighteous]

THEN YOU SHOULD PROBABLY START

[ Yup. ]

[oweschildsupport]

The turtles and I used to be enemies
I tried to wipe out humanity
They stopped me but not before a suit of armor devoured part of my soul
Now I'm on the run for war crimes and revealing the existence of yokai to the world
I went into hiding on the surface
Michelangelo discovered me there then forced shelter and rehabilitation on me against my will
For some reason his family humored this
I was told that if I was going to hide amongst the humans however I had to get a job
And that's how I wound up running a high school cafeteria for human pupae

[There you have it: the rise and fall of Baron Draxum.]

[pyrighteous]

OH WOW YOU WEREN'T KIDDING

FOR THE RECORD I DON'T BLAME YOU FOR TRYING TO WIPE OUT HUMANITY
BUT ALSO: WHY?

[oweschildsupport]

[Draxum probably deserves to be judged for that, but it's nice not to be written off all the same. That would be a dealbreaker for most people. If anyone could understand, he thought it'd be Hunter, but you never know for certain until the truth comes out.]

Humans have oppressed my kind for millennia
When I learned of a prophecy that foretold the destruction of all yokai I assumed it would be at their hands

[pyrighteous]

[ Yeah well Hunter shares some anti-human sentiment in theory at least, if not so much in practice any more. ]

........... OH YEAH
THAT WAS A BAD MOVE
PROPHECIES ALWAYS DO THAT

[oweschildsupport]

Be vague and annoying ?

[pyrighteous]

AND LEAD YOU TO DO EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO DO

1/2

[oweschildsupport]

[Well, the good news is there's no way Draxum is going to miss the Guard's call tonight. That's a thought that's going to keep him wide awake for a week.]

[oweschildsupport]

In hindsight I actually believe it was referring to the Krang

[pyrighteous]

OH
OKAY THAT DOES MAKE MORE SENSE
STILL

[oweschildsupport]

Yes yes lesson learned