Cannon fodder (fantasy superpower rp) (closed, started)

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Floris2123

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"So, as to recompense, could you give an estimate of the damages; then we can let you choose an item or items about the same value; that way no one is "bluffed"."Claire said, William looked at Claire. Sometimes it seemed like she was the only one other than him, who didn't reach for their sword as soon as they saw someone. William remembered the stone man and shook his head, he wanted to avoid bloodshed now. Karen laughed and then said "Your joking right? You think just cause you mut picked up Bom's scent that means anything? Bom Already admitted to checking the store earlier, so his scent would naturally be around."

Rias walked back into the room and said. "Karen's right, do you have any thing more substantial then Bom's scent as proof?" To William it was obvious what Bom had done, all he wanted to do was to avoid bloodshed. The Yama said. 'trust me if I wasn't so good at judging maulers though he wouldn't be around here, also my shop is closed so you have just admitted that Bom has broken into my store, also if you wish to lie to me, because I know how to drag the truth out of people. I wan't medicine for mauler and about 1 or 2 days worth of food.' William was surprised that seemed like a generous offer. He had been afraid that he would have to give up one of his swords.

William was just about to respond when Claire spoke. "Deal." Claire said as she stood up and grabbed the supplies. She then placed it on the table and said "There's the food. It's not the best food in the world; but it's some of the best we have." Claire continued to speak and said. "As for the medicine; I don't know how much that will help; but it's everything I have in terms of medical supplies." William nodded his head, he was pleased with how Claire was dealing with the situation. Karen and Rias both went back to their room, obviously angry.

Ivaan looked at William, then to the Yama. "If I may?" William noticed that Ivaan had grabbed his medical supplies. William was happily surprised by this, he nodded his head to Ivaan. "I'm a healer, Sir, as I said before. Perhaps rather than fighting over medical supplies and food we could stop and think about what could do this to a swamp wolf. Perhaps look for it." Ivaan started to heal the pet, he then stood up and said. "I will heal your pet, Yermy. And you won't be stealing our food with false accusations." William looked at Ivaan, he should have just healed the pet and remained quiet, the Yams didn't seem pleased.

"I have... subdued your beast so I can tend to it's wounds, and we both know the ghouls are the only thing keeping the living dead from conquering your little haven, so pardon me for thinking you won't risk damaging them for some scraps." William suddenly had the urge to hit Ivaan in the face, but he knew he couldn't do that. The Yama grabbed his food and the medical supplies. The Yama then said 'I tell you something about abumot, the weak die young.' The room got very cold, mist came from the Yama's mouth and nose. 'there is a reason I am this old and the reason I am able to stockpile food. I will hang on to this food and treat the wounds myself if you think your medical care is so good its worth sacrificing food' The Yama walked towards the door. William was relieved that the situation seemed to be over.

"These good men and women have faced far worse than the likes of you, and they certainly don't deserve a selfish old man stealing their food." Ivaan growled at the Yama. "Don't test me, Sir. I have shown you kindness, but I can show you pain." William seemed shocked, the situation had finally been dealt with. Why was he provoking the Yama?! William stepped forward and blocked Ivaan's path. His face showed his anger as he shouted. "You will do no such thing! I Lead this party, and unless I say that we fight we don't! Return to your room at once." William pointed at his Ivaan's room, his face showed his anger. William had spoken with an unusually stern voice, making sure Ivaan knew that it was an order. William then turned around to the Yama, William bowed his head and said. "I deeply apologize for my subordinates behavior. I hope that we can forget this misunderstanding and we can both go our own way." William then looked up hoping that the Yama would leave in peace, he also remembered just why he hated leading foreigners. He even had to bowed before this filthy creature, William would punish Bom for what he had done.
 

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Ivaan, shocked at his own words as much as William's rebuttal, relinquished his control of the swamp wolf, and the anger that had crossed the link and clouded his mind faded.
"William. I am sorry. I let the anger control me. It is a... problem. I understand."
Ivaan, turned back to the yama, and said;
"Apologies, sir. I will heal your animal if you want, but if you'd rather leave I understand."
Ivaan slouched slightly, looking embarrassed.

And with that, Ivaan realizes it's going to take more than a change of scenery to deal with his anger management issues! :p
 

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The floor under the yama had become frozen while ivaan was loosing temper. After william calmed Ivaan the yama left without a further word and new supplies in hand, mauler got back up and growled a bit more at bom, it wasn't until a few moments later the yama yelled 'heel boy!' before mauler left the inn.
 

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Bom watched the old Yama leave, glad to see that it hadn't turned into a fight. The arm full of Claire's supplies made him feel guilty though. He wasn't angry at Yermy - the fellow deserved recompense, but he was angry at himself for jeopardising the group. He wanted to say something to reassure the others, but didn't find the words. An apology now would mean nothing to anyone.
 

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Ivaan turned to Bom, puffed a gravelly sigh and asked: "So, what actually happened?"
Ivaan glanced at claire, and continued to the whole group; "And How much food do we have left? I have a few days rations for me in my bag, but I can share it."
 

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Claire ceased to hold the breath she hadn't been aware she had been holding as the old yama left. For the first time since the group had formed, they appeared to have resolve a conflict without killing the cause. She knew Karen and Rias were less-than satisfied with the results, but Claire was simply relieved she didn't need to take part in the killing of an old man over a couple days of food; something they had plenty of.

"And How much food do we have left? I have a few says rations for me in my bag, but I can share it." Ivaan asked, drawing her from her thoughts. "hm.. well, I've been restocking our supplies at each town we visit that we aren't run out of, so we should have plenty to go around. We'll need to subsist on some hard tack for a few days, but its nothing difficult, and we can resupply at the next town we come to." she replied, thinking about their remaining supplies. "The loss the the medical supplies was a greater deal; that was all the medicine I had left. Admittedly, it was running low already, but we should be more careful in our next fight to avoid any particularly bad injuries." she finished, her re-figuring on the state of their resources.

"I'm more concerned with that cold." she said, voicing her worry. "Have any of you run into any forms of "Cryomancy" or do you think that he was an enhanced being like us?" she asked, hoping to get an idea of what to expect if the man came back.

Through it all, she avoided looking at Mr. Bom; he'd lost her trust and she was particularly angry he had tried to convince her into her thievery efforts and hurt the group as a whole with his selfish actions. Despite that, she just didn't want to deal with him, and instead deal with her pillow.
 

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"The loss the the medical supplies was a greater deal; that was all the medicine I had left. Admittedly, it was running low already, but we should be more careful in our next fight to avoid any particularly bad injuries."
Ivaan grimaced.
"I don't think I have enough for more than a few bad injuries in here" He rattled the strap of the bag on hand, "We need to find either a hospital or a pharmacy, neither of which I expect are common in this land. I'm running really low on bandages. Worst comes to the worst, we could tear up clothing, but it's difficult to be keen to apply fresh dressings if you're getting steadily more naked every time you do." Ivaan chuckled at this remark, however, remembering Karen and smiling; "Not that that's a problem for some of us."

"Have any of you run into any forms of "Cryomancy" or do you think that he was an enhanced being like us?"
Ivaan shrugged "No idea, couldn't get a bead on his energy; I think temperature might be a factor in the speed I open up new links. He certainly looked like he was enhanced. Like his energy was an appendage rather than a tool, if you understand my meaning."
 

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"So, what actually happened?"

For a while, it seemed Bom wouldn't answer Ivaan, but eventually he found the nerve. Or rather, a feeling of guilt and awkwardness finally forced him to speak.

"I went out to the shop, and took a look inside. It was too dark to see anything, and things went wrong straight away. The floor was wet and, I don't know, felt kind of fleshy. I had no idea what I was standing in, and then I heard something moving. I ran straight away, but my power - it happened again, and I think that was what hurt Mauler."

He sighed.

"That's the whole truth."

Bom sat down in front of the fireplace. The fire had long gone out, so he simply stared into the black and grey ashes. He didn't see the point in going to bed tonight.
 

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Nether Rias or Karen was interested in coming back out.

Karen, to frustrated to get back to sleep, started doing push ups, sit ups and generally working out to vent before she did something she'd regret later.

Rias on the other hand, sat on her bed, choosing to focus on a song she'd been writing off and on
 

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Ivaan looked embarrassed after William called him to his senses."William. I am sorry. I let the anger control me. It is a... problem. I understand." William was happy with that outcome, he wasn't looking forward to another Fromanzio. He then spotted that the ground under the Yama had frozen, he looked angry but left without a fight. William was very relived that there wouldn't be a fight. Ivaan turned to Bom and asked "So, what actually happened?" He then asked Claire "And How much food do we have left? I have a few days rations for me in my bag, but I can share it."

William looked at Bom, if he did break in there he would punish him. "hm.. well, I've been restocking our supplies at each town we visit that we aren't run out of, so we should have plenty to go around. We'll need to subsist on some hard tack for a few days, but its nothing difficult, and we can resupply at the next town we come to." Claire said. He was happy to hear that, if they ran out of food they would have a very big problem.

"The loss of the medical supplies was a greater deal....but we should be more careful in our next fight to avoid any particularly bad injuries." William thought back to all the wounds they had gotten during the journey, they really needed new medical supplies and fast too. "I'm more concerned with that cold." Claire said and she continued by saying "Have any of you run into any forms of "Cryomancy" or do you think that he was an enhanced being like us?" William knew more then he wanted about ice magic. He shuddered thinking about it, there weren't foes that he wanted to face.

Bom finally answered Ivaan's question. "I went out to the shop, and took a look inside. It was too dark to see anything....I ran straight away, but my power - it happened again, and I think that was what hurt Mauler." Bom sighed."That's the whole truth." William believed Bom he had seen it happen before, and he wasn't the type to attack animals. He looked at the fireplace, all the ash flew towards him. He had been saving up new ash every time he had the change, he knew he would need it later.

William walked towards Bom "Listen Bom you just endangered the group. I know it was on accident but still, we almost had to fight that Yama and his pet because of you. This was the last time you tried to steal, or break in during this journey. If it happens again, know there will be severe consequences." William was angry at Bom but at least he hadn't done it on purpose. So he wouldn't be punished this time, but next time wouldn't be pretty.

William then looked at Claire, he was very happy that she was in the party. There had been an 'miscommunication' a few days back, but it seemed like everything between them was fine now. "Claire I was wondering if you want to train with me for a bit? I know I am not able to get any more sleep tonight. So how about it, want to train with me for a bit?" William smiled at Claire. He knew he would be able to get more sleep, but he didn't want to. The nightmares had been getting worse lately, all he wanted to do was to try and forget the one of last night. William also wanted to tell her what he knew about Cryomancy, but he didn't want to do it in front of the non humans.
 

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"Listen Bom you just endangered the group...If it happens again, know there will be severe consequences."

Bom nodded sadly. The situation shook him up badly, and he was grateful to the others for cleaning up his mess. When things were calmer, he would properly apologise. Till then, he kept to himself.

voting for the time skip
 

hiei82

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Claire I was wondering if you want to train with me for a bit? I know I am not able to get any more sleep tonight. So how about it, want to train with me for a bit?" William said smiling. Claire had been busy in her annoyed thoughts about Mr. Bom and her question of Cryomancy, so the idea came as a slight surprise.

She considered the idea for a moment; the process clearly visible in her eye movements as she weighed the pros and cons. On the one hand, she needed to get used to the weighty longsword as soon as possible, and the only way was through training; particularly with an actual sparing partner. On the other, the last time the two had been alone at night had resulted in a broken sword and a rather bitter argument; a disagreement she wasn't 100% over if she was honest with herself. In the end, practicality won out over her fears of future disagreements - practicality always seemed to win with her - so she nodded in agreement, saying "Sure; I honestly could use the-" she said, avoiding the word 'help' as she truly disliked asking for it "..practice with the new sword; haven't quite got the handle on the weight." she finished, letting her C.O. lead the way outside and closing the door behind her.

I'm okay with a time skip if Floris is; we can do the conversation and training via PM if we need to (done it before for a different game) and post it in a flashback if needed for context. If Floris would rather do it here though, that works for me as well.

Bottom line: One vote for "meh"

Edit: Floris and I are going to do the stuff outside the thread and post a flashback later.

One more vote for Time Skip
 

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When the group woke up william and clair were still gone, the yama could be seen gathering dead animals that the gaurds killed last nigh. it wasn't until the time everyone got up and dressed that they saw william and clair heading back to the inn, their cloths covered in mud, and the yama headed back inside his house as he saw them coming.
 

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Bom had a poor night's sleep. As he eased himself out of bed, he glanced out of the window. Mauler was outside, and he was staring up at him.

"Oh!"

Bom ducked out of view and took a peek out of the corner of the window. It was still sitting there, watching his every move.

"Right then."

He tried to ignore it and go on about his business, but couldn't help checking every few moments to see if it had moved. Once he donned his hat and coat, he headed downstairs. Maybe there might be breakfast on the hob, he assured himself.
 

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Reetch was finally up, none the wiser to last night's events he pattered down the Inn stairs heading for the front door, his bag in his hands as he rummaged around inside of it.

He could hear movement around the Inn as the others stirred, he opened the front door to see William and Clair approaching, their clothes blathered in muck. As he waved to them he was about to ask what they had been doing, but as Reetch knew nothing about human morning procedures and considering what he himself was about to do, muddy clothes weren't that much to question.

Instead he game a smile, hitched up his bag, and moved around the back of the Inn towards a clump of trees nearby.