fall catch-all!

[hypnowhip]

🌹 WHO: Sylvando & you!
🌹 WHAT: General catch-all for fall activities, open and closed prompts.
🌹 WHEN: February
🌹 WHERE: Various
🌹 WARNINGS: Nothing at the moment, but I will update as needed.


fall plotting | fall event tl | general tl

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[winebar]

[Well. At this point he can't even really be surprised by what people do and don't have a metric for. Especially in this case, given that He Xuan seems to be from somewhere equivalent to the far east in his world. He doesn't think they have knights over there.]

I think we all need reminding of what does and doesn't need to be held to our chests here, sometimes.

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In any case he'll leave the knight explaining to Sylvando.]

[hypnowhip]

Oh, we certainly do.

[Pointed look at van Zieks. Guess who's getting lectured about that later!

Also wow, why does he have to do the explaining? But no, he'll happily explain.]

Knights are keepers of the peace who serve their kingdom! They swing their blades for the sake of protecting their people.

[He dramatically outstretches his hand to recite a passionate pledge.]

"A knight's word is his bond, his kingdom his master. He serves the weak untiringly, challenges the strong unflinchingly, and never retreats in the face of adversity!"

[...and then he's back to his cheery self.]

Knights serve in the military, and that's what I spent my entire childhood training to do. But as you can see, my knighthood became a biiiit...unconventional.

[esurientabyss]

[ RIP Van Zieks...even he can sense a lecture in the making. But, hey, as far as he's concerned, it doesn't apply to him (lmao), so his attention is more rapt when Sylvando explains the basics of what a knight is.

Now that he knows better, does he necessarily find it to be a strange revelation where Sylvando is concerned? He doesn't quite think so. ]

If there is an expectation for knights to be strict, yes.

[ Which, there probably is, given that they serve a master. Though, that's just like the other male to be unconventional. ]

But, it does sound like the type of occupation you would commit yourself to. Protecting the people, challenging the strong, if that is what's currently oppressing the weak around you. Can't say I'm surprised in that regard.

[winebar]

[Van Zieks nods at He Xuan's assessment.]

His methods are... unconventional, but as someone with similar aspirations I respect it nonetheless.

[Anyway, I'm deciding they are properly on the boat now.]

In any case... what exactly are we expected to do here?

[hypnowhip]

[It's cute that He Xuan thinks he's free from A Talk.

That said, Sylvando does his best to not visibly preen in front of the two of them, but it's obvious that their comments have made him very happy.]

Aw, you two are so sweet. I do my best!

[Van Zieks has never mentioned the respect part either...it means a lot to hear that straight from his mouth.

But, yes! It's time to kick this off proper!]

They've prepared plenty of activities for us to partake in! [He pulls out the little pamphlet he was given that details everything.] I thought we could all start with a trip to the lounge and enjoy each other's company along with a drink!

[He doesn't say it, obviously, but he figures everyone here needs one to loosen up first.]

[esurientabyss]

[ Similar aspirations? He chances a brief look at Van Zieks for once. But that aside, yeah, He Xuan thinks he's not gonna get a Talk.

That being said, the idea of being called sweet is always so ironic. Though, it's not like he meant anything bad by it for certain.

In the meanwhile, he has nothing else to say to that, content to be quiet for a little bit until they're now properly somewhere on the boat. Probably near the entrance or something... ]

...Then, let's get going and grab something to drink.

[ He Xuan, not the type of person to see much need in dithering, makes a movement towards the lounge already instead of standing around. Keep up, folks. ]

[winebar]

[He was dreading this whole ordeal a little, in all honesty, simply because it felt like just so many opportunities for awkward situations. But this.... this sounds fine, and also will make any future activities probably more bearable.]

I think that is something we can all agree on. Though... I don't believe I've ever drank with either of you before. I'll be interested to learn your tastes.

[And silently judge them, maybe, wine snob that he is.]