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shellphones2024-05-23 11:04 am
telepathicignorance) wrote in shellphones2024-05-23 11:04 am
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[Open] A Bit of Rabble Rousing
Type: Text
Sender ID: Anonymous
To: Public
Subject: Check it out!
Warnings: Descriptions of dead bodies, unjust imprisonment.
(The text is anonymous: Sidestep has no desire to attract the attention of corrupt, pissed off paladins.)
So that field of flowers the Paladins have... beautiful, right? Real romantic. Absolutely perfect place to bring a date if you're one of the privileged few allowed to visit Elah, though if you aren't you needn't worry, I've taken plenty of pictures for you.
(And as stated, there are a bunch of images attached to this post!
The rotting body of a man. His facial features are no longer recognizable but the layers of rags that still cling to the bloated corpse suggest a life of poverty and struggle. Around him, Emberblooms blossom in a stunning array of fiery oranges and deep purples.
A badly mangled body. The Emberblooms surrounding it are like gems made of pure fire.
This one is an awkwardly angled shot of the smashed up remains of a person's skull. In addition to the blooms growing around it, a single scarlet flower is sprouting up through an eye socket.
In this one, the flowers are starting to overtake a shallow and poorly dug grave. A curled hand lies uncovered. It looks like it's been picked at by scavenging birds.
A blurry closeup of some dirty and bloodstained rags trapped among a patch of Emberbloom flowers of a stunning shade of royal purple.
A paladin guard standing near a patch of flowers. Among the flowers, bones can be seen.
A thumb covers part of this picture but it doesn't manage to obscure the body that seems to have been dumped without even a cursory effort to properly bury it, only the stunning array of flowers growing over it acting as cover.
There are more, of course. Dozens upon dozens of photographs of the dead dumped among the sunset fields, corpses in every possible condition and state of decay. Some are blurry, others weirdly focused, and still more are partially blocked by clumsy fingers but one thing seems clear: this had to be the work of multiple individuals.)
I suppose dying for love is a trope for a reason...
But of course, the real sight to see is Dead Kracken Island. Normally a trip there requires one to commit a most grevious crime, but this month the Paladins have been providing trips to their most dreadful of prisons entirely for free! No age or health requirements, the children and the infirm are all welcome to have a stay in a cold cramped cell for an unspecified length of time with terrifying spectres for company!
Wanna enjoy the feeling of having your wrists bound by manacles? What about a nice relaxing period of unconsciousness while you're being transported to the middle of nowhere surrounded by ocean? Maybe you really like not knowing why you've been imprisoned or what your captors intend to do to you? Then go wander innocently through literally any area where Paladins can be found today!
Sender ID: Anonymous
To: Public
Subject: Check it out!
Warnings: Descriptions of dead bodies, unjust imprisonment.
(The text is anonymous: Sidestep has no desire to attract the attention of corrupt, pissed off paladins.)
So that field of flowers the Paladins have... beautiful, right? Real romantic. Absolutely perfect place to bring a date if you're one of the privileged few allowed to visit Elah, though if you aren't you needn't worry, I've taken plenty of pictures for you.
(And as stated, there are a bunch of images attached to this post!
The rotting body of a man. His facial features are no longer recognizable but the layers of rags that still cling to the bloated corpse suggest a life of poverty and struggle. Around him, Emberblooms blossom in a stunning array of fiery oranges and deep purples.
A badly mangled body. The Emberblooms surrounding it are like gems made of pure fire.
This one is an awkwardly angled shot of the smashed up remains of a person's skull. In addition to the blooms growing around it, a single scarlet flower is sprouting up through an eye socket.
In this one, the flowers are starting to overtake a shallow and poorly dug grave. A curled hand lies uncovered. It looks like it's been picked at by scavenging birds.
A blurry closeup of some dirty and bloodstained rags trapped among a patch of Emberbloom flowers of a stunning shade of royal purple.
A paladin guard standing near a patch of flowers. Among the flowers, bones can be seen.
A thumb covers part of this picture but it doesn't manage to obscure the body that seems to have been dumped without even a cursory effort to properly bury it, only the stunning array of flowers growing over it acting as cover.
There are more, of course. Dozens upon dozens of photographs of the dead dumped among the sunset fields, corpses in every possible condition and state of decay. Some are blurry, others weirdly focused, and still more are partially blocked by clumsy fingers but one thing seems clear: this had to be the work of multiple individuals.)
I suppose dying for love is a trope for a reason...
But of course, the real sight to see is Dead Kracken Island. Normally a trip there requires one to commit a most grevious crime, but this month the Paladins have been providing trips to their most dreadful of prisons entirely for free! No age or health requirements, the children and the infirm are all welcome to have a stay in a cold cramped cell for an unspecified length of time with terrifying spectres for company!
Wanna enjoy the feeling of having your wrists bound by manacles? What about a nice relaxing period of unconsciousness while you're being transported to the middle of nowhere surrounded by ocean? Maybe you really like not knowing why you've been imprisoned or what your captors intend to do to you? Then go wander innocently through literally any area where Paladins can be found today!
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This ain't your world, though the sentiment I can get. Some people only get involved when there's some personal stake in it.
Obviously. I hadn't been to Dead Kracken Island yet, sounds like you've gotten the grand tour of it yourself. What do you make of it, is it easy to break into or travel to?
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Some? How optimistic.
I wouldn't call it easy. It's basically a fortress and it's guarded by spectres. Possibly worse, I didn't get to see much of it.
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What can I say, I'm a generous guy.
[Most people aren't very altruistic in his world either. Most who have helped him did it for their own selfish reasons or to screw him over. Case in point, Mousse and Ryoga only coming along to fight Herb when they believed they could not only cure their curses, but keep him locked in his cursed form for the rest of his life.]
So not much help on insider knowledge, huh? Do you know how to get there?
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They know enough about those tactics to not want to be a target of them.)
I'm not very good at navigating on the ocean.
(Not admitting to being super traumatized by their imprisonment. Or the time spent curled up crying.)
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Aren't you just helpful?
[He's extra sarcastic when on the subject of cruel bastards who kill innocents.]
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(Make it sound bigger than it actually is.)
If you want to have a look at things yourself, it should become easier to do so soon enough.
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[Stealth comes easily to him like breathing. That, and should desperate times come, he can use that sealed ability to avoid detection as a last resort. It may be a dishonorable, dirty and cheap technique his old man made that'd give him an unfair advantage in battle, it being sealed for that reason (amongst another reason)...
But that stance only applies to full-on battles. If he has to use it to spy on some bastards killing and torturing people, his pride and honor may be granted a little leeway.]
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(This is an anonymous post, after all.)
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