Ami Arpatia wrote:
She thought for a moment as she stared in Aleksandr's directio. Do I feel something for him? she thought in her head.
"I don't even know how he feels about me!" she yelled at Verity as she went silent, a single tear coming down her cheek. She felt like they were right. Did she have something more for him? More then a daughter and father? It was uncharacteristic of her. And his nickname shoot a slight anger up up and down her spine. Of course she ignored it.
"And I am a sergeant! Gaining my ranks. So, FRIEND, please...nevermind," she hung her head low as her cigarette was about to fall out of her mouth.
She eyes the harpy for a moment. "Drink to our hearts are content," she told the harpy after hearing him telepathically speak.
"I don't even know how he feels about me!" she yelled at Verity as she went silent, a single tear coming down her cheek. She felt like they were right. Did she have something more for him? More then a daughter and father? It was uncharacteristic of her. And his nickname shoot a slight anger up up and down her spine. Of course she ignored it.
"And I am a sergeant! Gaining my ranks. So, FRIEND, please...nevermind," she hung her head low as her cigarette was about to fall out of her mouth.
She eyes the harpy for a moment. "Drink to our hearts are content," she told the harpy after hearing him telepathically speak.
"It's alright gal~ hehe~ we'll stop~" Sue smiled lightly while she took out a bag of Halloween candy. "Let's all take a breather~" she ate a piece, lounging as she watched Ami blush. She didn't want to poke too far, but she did satisfy her curiosity. "But really~ if you don't know how a guy feels... the best way to find out is ask~"
Sue Watanabe wrote:
Ami Arpatia wrote:
She thought for a moment as she stared in Aleksandr's directio. Do I feel something for him? she thought in her head.
"I don't even know how he feels about me!" she yelled at Verity as she went silent, a single tear coming down her cheek. She felt like they were right. Did she have something more for him? More then a daughter and father? It was uncharacteristic of her. And his nickname shoot a slight anger up up and down her spine. Of course she ignored it.
"And I am a sergeant! Gaining my ranks. So, FRIEND, please...nevermind," she hung her head low as her cigarette was about to fall out of her mouth.
She eyes the harpy for a moment. "Drink to our hearts are content," she told the harpy after hearing him telepathically speak.
"I don't even know how he feels about me!" she yelled at Verity as she went silent, a single tear coming down her cheek. She felt like they were right. Did she have something more for him? More then a daughter and father? It was uncharacteristic of her. And his nickname shoot a slight anger up up and down her spine. Of course she ignored it.
"And I am a sergeant! Gaining my ranks. So, FRIEND, please...nevermind," she hung her head low as her cigarette was about to fall out of her mouth.
She eyes the harpy for a moment. "Drink to our hearts are content," she told the harpy after hearing him telepathically speak.
"It's alright gal~ hehe~ we'll stop~" Sue smiled lightly while she took out a bag of Halloween candy. "Let's all take a breather~" she ate a piece, lounging as she watched Ami blush. She didn't want to poke too far, but she did satisfy her curiosity. "But really~ if you don't know how a guy feels... the best way to find out is ask~"
"...It'd probably be easier than convincing Heero to not destroy his Gundam...wait, who am I talking about?"
Ami Arpatia wrote:
She sighed as she nodded. "Thank you," she said as she sat there quietly. Ask the man? "Ask Aleksandr?" she asked curiously as she watched Sue eat Halloween candy.
"Yeah! Nothing serious, but like... what he thinks about you~ That sounds innocent, right?" she gave Ami a wink.
His glowing blue eyes shone brighter as he woke up and stretched. He knew Gustavo was probably running the kitchen, so he stood and got himself some water.
Ereth wrote:
Ereth is confused. He doesn't understand why he is not allowed to eat the land-fish. As he shakes the last water from his face he takes another look at Jeff. Carefully he leans down and sniffs him, checking the strange creature out. Maybe not worth it to try and eat something with so many teeth. Now his leg is sore. Ereth exhales a snort onto Jeff. 'Probably bad to eat, anyway' He comments and looks over his injured leg. Then back at the others. 'Is there any fish? I would be grateful for food. And I would like to try that strange mudbrew too'
"What would you like to eat? I still have some red wine pot roast..."
Ereth had picked up the box in his mouth and struggled to open it to get the shrimp. As Mathius asked him what he would like, the harpy turned and blinked. He put down the unopened but gnawed-on box on the counter and licked his lips. 'Meat' He declared, and the sharp teeth in his mouth indicated he was very much a carnivore. 'Please, would you...help me?' Ereth asked and nudged the take-away box in Mathius' direction. 'And, ah...what they are drinking. Please' He added, glancing over at the other patrons. The strange brew smelled weird, but Ereth was curious to try.
Mathius Kothinto wrote:
His glowing blue eyes shone brighter as he woke up and stretched. He knew Gustavo was probably running the kitchen, so he stood and got himself some water.
Ereth wrote:
Ereth had picked up the box in his mouth and struggled to open it to get the shrimp. As Mathius asked him what he would like, the harpy turned and blinked. He put down the unopened but gnawed-on box on the counter and licked his lips. 'Meat' He declared, and the sharp teeth in his mouth indicated he was very much a carnivore. 'Please, would you...help me?' Ereth asked and nudged the take-away box in Mathius' direction. 'And, ah...what they are drinking. Please' He added, glancing over at the other patrons. The strange brew smelled weird, but Ereth was curious to try.
He cut the box open and peeled the top away.
"You're a member of the Imperium now?" He asked SueBot
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He cut the box open and peeled the top away.
"You're a member of the Imperium now?" He asked SueBot[/quote]
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"You're a member of the Imperium now?" He asked SueBot[/quote]
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Xueqing just looked at everybody there with a huge question mark on her head.
Sue Watanabe wrote:
Ami Arpatia wrote:
She sighed as she nodded. "Thank you," she said as she sat there quietly. Ask the man? "Ask Aleksandr?" she asked curiously as she watched Sue eat Halloween candy.
"Yeah! Nothing serious, but like... what he thinks about you~ That sounds innocent, right?" she gave Ami a wink.
He consumes one of his signature Mars Palms, as you do. "Hmm...Almost as silly as a forehead nuke on a Gundam...you know what, I have no idea what I'm talking about it."
He was happily drinking some Fenrisian ale.
Ami Arpatia wrote:
Sue Watanabe wrote:
Ami Arpatia wrote:
She sighed as she nodded. "Thank you," she said as she sat there quietly. Ask the man? "Ask Aleksandr?" she asked curiously as she watched Sue eat Halloween candy.
"Yeah! Nothing serious, but like... what he thinks about you~ That sounds innocent, right?" she gave Ami a wink.
The hubris and commotion that stirred within the tabernaculum stirred the Lord General's attention after receiving a thorough briefing from stationed guardsmen and logis strategos officers upon the going-on's. The Lord General viewed it as little more than a weak and malicious attempt to spurn the loyalties of an otherwise outstanding guardswoman, nevertheless, it seemed the matter had gathered enough momentum to demand his address and so the Lord General arose.
" Honoring one's duty to the Emperor is the prime impetus for joining the Imperial Guard, in doing so we acknowledge the reality that our lives are defined by struggle and that in taking up arms we embark on giving a worthwhile meaning to our deaths in a universe wherein lives hold little weight and are extinguished in their countless multitudes with each passing moments by a measure of planets. To see something else beyond this is to open one's mind to heresies and corruption. "
He turned to face Arpatia, his tone quite serious, his stature firm and his mannerism reassuring
" My reason for taking up the mantle of Lord General was to ensure that the capacity of those wielding arms to do their duty was facilitated and accomplished by any means necessary, I am worthy neither of honorifics nor servitude nor affections, the greatest gift unto me is a soldier who is willing to see great things accomplished even if this means giving their lives. I prefer to lead by camraderie and benevolence as I served on those very same battlefields as a commissar, a luxury most in the schola are not afforded, so in truth, I do feel something for my soldiers but it is eclipsed by an immeasurable magnitude by the oaths I swore to serve the Emperor and it is not my sole recourse. We are soldiers and professionals first, and we must reconcile ourselves that this is the path we have chosen for ourselves and it is a choice made once and for all, for there is no word for defeat nor retreat in the vocabulary of the Imperial Guard. "
He looked at Arpatia and offered a salute, before becoming resolute
" I value you because you are a good soldier, because you had the fortitude and the dignity to carry yourself into the Imperial Guard and you proved yourself in a baptism of fire, life gave you no quarter, no reason not to fall into fel-debaucheries or falsehoods which are far easier and more appealing to flawed mortal souls and minds and yet you heeded the Emperor. It is the Emperor who is worthy of your love, it is he who laid down his life so the countless billions could prosper, even if you do not belong to the grim darkness of the far future, you will atleast acknowledge that true love, true affections are defined by sacrifice... and it is The Emperor... who sacrificed himself unto you. As for myself, I am a soldier like you, given a duty to perform and I am not immune to flaws as all of us are... I expect that were I to fail in my duties then you would have the courtesy to grant me the same mercy as I would to you if I saw that you were fallen. "
Aleksandr paused.
" Guardswoman Arpatia, make no mistakes, you have the makings and the potential to be an exceptional soldier therefore I saw it fitting to give you a chance and to see to it that you had the means to hone yourself. But make no mistake... I do not make distinctions of fleeting emotion nor subtle affections in my duty, this is service, it is what the Emperor demands of us. Your courtesies are appreciated however they are not necessary, I have only three demands of my soldiers; hold the line, honor the emperor and most importantly win I hope I live to see the day one amongst my own ranks has a chest of medals more expansive than mine, but that day is yet to come, till then, Emperor willing, I am Lord General and shall remain so until my duty to the Emperor is done. "
He then returned to his chair, lighting his smoking pipe
" The principle weapon of those who would seek your ruin is not blade nor bolter, it is deception and doubt, to play and scheme your mind in the subtleties of diffidence, such that your mind is spun like a strand of yarn on malicious spindle. I can teach a guardsman battle formations and tactics, I can teach them the intricacies of combat, but what I cannot teach them and what they must decide for themselves is the strength of their faith and I have yet to seen a guardsman meet a favorable end from embarking upon such paths. I recognize and respect you for the exceptional talent you have shown thus far, in your fervor and zeal to serve the Emperor and in your path to earn your place amongst the Emperor's finest but "
He was quite firm as he stated what was to come,
" I do not love you, I admire you for your dedication to your duty. It is the Emperor who loves you, because when you face down the hordes of the xeno, the heretic and the unclean and you venture unto places where there is no hope nor chatter, it is the Emperor who will see you through not me. My first love was battle and I am married to war and even these come second in my duty to the Emperor. You must be willing to forego and be hated, much as he was with complete and utter solace in knowing that the hubris of the unworthy does not merit an inkling of your attention.
You must search within yourself for the reasons you serve and if you should find anything other than your compulsion to do your duty, to honor The Emperor's sacrifice... then I will do you a final mercy in saying this on account of our friendship, resign I will not tolerate failure when the tide comes in strong, when we are before the storms, when we are face to face with annihilation and when everyone's first instinct is to merely survive and see their needs met. We are soldiers Sergeant Arpatia... We... Are... Soldiers. And if you are a soldier and your heart holds true to duty, stay, and Emperor willing make a name for yourself, let more be inspired by your example and aspire to go into our books as heroine saint. Don't do it for me, do it for yourself, do it for The Emperor.
Mikazuki Augus wrote:
He consumes one of his signature Mars Palms, as you do. "Hmm...Almost as silly as a forehead nuke on a Gundam...you know what, I have no idea what I'm talking about it."
I must truly commend you, I have never met a being with such a profound dedication to being vapid and pestiferously spiteful, curse Slaanesh for your mouth and Tzeentch for having provided the intellect to string three phrases together, your attempts at being irritating are so brilliantly executed that I am sure even a noise marine would want to go deaf and blind. Now I know for certain you sired the jester, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree as it is said.
Sue kind of regretted suggesting that Ami ask the general about his feelings.
"What. A. Windbag!" She stuffed her face with candy.
"What. A. Windbag!" She stuffed her face with candy.
Lin Xueqing wrote:
Xueqing just looked at everybody there with a huge question mark on her head.
"Ay girl! What's happening? Want some candy?"
Aleksandr Von Drakenfell wrote:
Ami Arpatia wrote:
Sue Watanabe wrote:
Ami Arpatia wrote:
She sighed as she nodded. "Thank you," she said as she sat there quietly. Ask the man? "Ask Aleksandr?" she asked curiously as she watched Sue eat Halloween candy.
"Yeah! Nothing serious, but like... what he thinks about you~ That sounds innocent, right?" she gave Ami a wink.
The hubris and commotion that stirred within the tabernaculum stirred the Lord General's attention after receiving a thorough briefing from stationed guardsmen and logis strategos officers upon the going-on's. The Lord General viewed it as little more than a weak and malicious attempt to spurn the loyalties of an otherwise outstanding guardswoman, nevertheless, it seemed the matter had gathered enough momentum to demand his address and so the Lord General arose.
" Honoring one's duty to the Emperor is the prime impetus for joining the Imperial Guard, in doing so we acknowledge the reality that our lives are defined by struggle and that in taking up arms we embark on giving a worthwhile meaning to our deaths in a universe wherein lives hold little weight and are extinguished in their countless multitudes with each passing moments by a measure of planets. To see something else beyond this is to open one's mind to heresies and corruption. "
He turned to face Arpatia, his tone quite serious, his stature firm and his mannerism reassuring
" My reason for taking up the mantle of Lord General was to ensure that the capacity of those wielding arms to do their duty was facilitated and accomplished by any means necessary, I am worthy neither of honorifics nor servitude nor affections, the greatest gift unto me is a soldier who is willing to see great things accomplished even if this means giving their lives. I prefer to lead by camraderie and benevolence as I served on those very same battlefields as a commissar, a luxury most in the schola are not afforded, so in truth, I do feel something for my soldiers but it is eclipsed by an immeasurable magnitude by the oaths I swore to serve the Emperor and it is not my sole recourse. We are soldiers and professionals first, and we must reconcile ourselves that this is the path we have chosen for ourselves and it is a choice made once and for all, for there is no word for defeat nor retreat in the vocabulary of the Imperial Guard. "
He looked at Arpatia and offered a salute, before becoming resolute
" I value you because you are a good soldier, because you had the fortitude and the dignity to carry yourself into the Imperial Guard and you proved yourself in a baptism of fire, life gave you no quarter, no reason not to fall into fel-debaucheries or falsehoods which are far easier and more appealing to flawed mortal souls and minds and yet you heeded the Emperor. It is the Emperor who is worthy of your love, it is he who laid down his life so the countless billions could prosper, even if you do not belong to the grim darkness of the far future, you will atleast acknowledge that true love, true affections are defined by sacrifice... and it is The Emperor... who sacrificed himself unto you. As for myself, I am a soldier like you, given a duty to perform and I am not immune to flaws as all of us are... I expect that were I to fail in my duties then you would have the courtesy to grant me the same mercy as I would to you if I saw that you were fallen. "
Aleksandr paused.
" Guardswoman Arpatia, make no mistakes, you have the makings and the potential to be an exceptional soldier therefore I saw it fitting to give you a chance and to see to it that you had the means to hone yourself. But make no mistake... I do not make distinctions of fleeting emotion nor subtle affections in my duty, this is service, it is what the Emperor demands of us. Your courtesies are appreciated however they are not necessary, I have only three demands of my soldiers; hold the line, honor the emperor and most importantly win I hope I live to see the day one amongst my own ranks has a chest of medals more expansive than mine, but that day is yet to come, till then, Emperor willing, I am Lord General and shall remain so until my duty to the Emperor is done. "
He then returned to his chair, lighting his smoking pipe
" The principle weapon of those who would seek your ruin is not blade nor bolter, it is deception and doubt, to play and scheme your mind in the subtleties of diffidence, such that your mind is spun like a strand of yarn on malicious spindle. I can teach a guardsman battle formations and tactics, I can teach them the intricacies of combat, but what I cannot teach them and what they must decide for themselves is the strength of their faith and I have yet to seen a guardsman meet a favorable end from embarking upon such paths. I recognize and respect you for the exceptional talent you have shown thus far, in your fervor and zeal to serve the Emperor and in your path to earn your place amongst the Emperor's finest but "
He was quite firm as he stated what was to come,
" I do not love you, I admire you for your dedication to your duty. It is the Emperor who loves you, because when you face down the hordes of the xeno, the heretic and the unclean and you venture unto places where there is no hope nor chatter, it is the Emperor who will see you through not me. My first love was battle and I am married to war and even these come second in my duty to the Emperor. You must be willing to forego and be hated, much as he was with complete and utter solace in knowing that the hubris of the unworthy does not merit an inkling of your attention.
You must search within yourself for the reasons you serve and if you should find anything other than your compulsion to do your duty, to honor The Emperor's sacrifice... then I will do you a final mercy in saying this on account of our friendship, resign I will not tolerate failure when the tide comes in strong, when we are before the storms, when we are face to face with annihilation and when everyone's first instinct is to merely survive and see their needs met. We are soldiers Sergeant Arpatia... We... Are... Soldiers. And if you are a soldier and your heart holds true to duty, stay, and Emperor willing make a name for yourself, let more be inspired by your example and aspire to go into our books as heroine saint. Don't do it for me, do it for yourself, do it for The Emperor.
Listening to him again, she took in the fact it is the Emperor that deserves her love and compassion. She was fortunate to show Aleksandr that she could go above and beyond. Even if it is to resume her duty and as her Lord General, that is all that is to her. She was blessed by the Emperor to serve for them and bleed for them and the Emperor. "Lord General Aleksandr, you are right! He, the Emperor, deserves all my love," she said as she got a word in. "And you the same to me if I shall fall to temptation!" she finished to him, acknowledging everything he said up to this point.
She paused as well as she listened to the last bit.
She was ready for the rest of his words as she understood what he was telling her. She agreed with what he had to say as she knew her duty was the first thing. And shortly she would one day done many medals. Even if she didn't become what he is, she would give him the doubt she could go the mile to show him her resolve once again. "Yes, Sir! It would be an honor for me if I ever got as many medals as you," she said as she watched him take a seat again. She took a smoke out, herself, and took a drag of it to calm down her nerves.
She felt the same way about him, her reasoning came back to her. He was aspiring her even more with his speech. "I will see to it that my love is only to the Emperor and no one else!" she said as she stood there, her purple eyes locked onto his as she hoped to bring his morale up. Because she was inspired by his words.
Once more she took in all he had to say. She didn't want to fail him nor resign. She did also want to make a name out of herself. "Lord General Aleksandr, you are true to your words as always. Please forgive my brashness. I do it for myself and most importantly, the Emperor!" she said as she took another drag of her cigarette. "I will make sure to make a name of myself and not prove you wrong about me! My resolve is absolutel! I am thr Judge, Jury, and the Executioner! For the Emperor of Mankind! The Allfather!" she shouted for all to hear her. Her resolve to go to battle once more came back to her.
Sue Watanabe wrote:
"Ay girl! What's happening? Want some candy?"
The question mark disappeared as Xueqing looked at Sue's direction, wondering where she got those candies.
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