video | text, un: uruz

[uruzology]

[ The scene presented via jewelry is within one of the many rooms of the newly refurbished Oska castle. A centaur stands next to the cheerfully roaring fire, presenting a matchingly cheerful smile. ]

It looks like you’ve all lived, although that was a little close there, for some of you. Good work! I knew you could do it.

Now, as you may have noticed by Oska looking quite well around you, the last week was a false reality. Don’t take it personally, that happens to everyone here eventually. We have to make sure recruits are up to snuff. You’re a bit unique as a whole team of greenhorns, though. To be quite honest, I’ve never seen this activity done on such a large scale before. It was impressive, wasn’t it? And don’t worry, any trinkets you may have come across are quite real, and yours to keep if you want them.

So then, to business. I’m Uruz. I’m familiar with some of you already, although I’m afraid that’s one-sided in most cases — I spent a fair bit of time in there with you, but none of you saw me if I was doing my job right. ALASTAIR has asked me and my compatriots, Dagny, Crowley, and Cherenkov, to review your performance within Chantes and rate your work. It’s quite a big job, our to-do with worlds, and we want to make sure we’ve got trustworthy recruits. I’ve attached that for you, please do give it a glance.

dagny: Well, the king died. So that's... not the best. From what I hear, things are kind of chaotic there right now, what with the whole 'no government' thing and all. And a lot of you got in a ton of trouble with the law. But you did work together! Most of you, anyway. People died and the city got destroyed, but I know you all did your best, so you get points for effort. I give you an... eight. Point five. No, nine out of ten. But that's as high as I'll go, because, you know. The murder and death.

Don’t feel bad, though, there’s always room for improvement.

crowley: Your refusal to work with the goblins’ natural talents for magic was disappointing. I foresaw much potential there, and it was wasted on your muddying things up with politics. On the other paw, your dispelling of demons and other magical creatures was serviceable, if a little last-minute. 5/10.

cherenkov: I stopped paying attention after you all brought the sun back. Because that's what matters, doesn't it? You didn’t do badly for a bunch of apes, but don’t get distracted by the diplomatic nonsense next time. Ignore the cow and the knife-eared one. Spend the time improving instrumentation, not making friends. 8/10.

uruz: You did make an attempt. You got engaged and cared to deal with their issues, which, well, we'd really have an issue for concern if not. And you did very nice work on a personal level, to bring together goblins and humans. They'll not be moving in together any time soon, but they're on the right path. But really, did you have to murder the man? He'd just killed the king, to be sure, but taking a life has serious consequences, no matter whose it was. It sets you on a path it can be difficult to step off of. But overall, acceptable. 6/10.

There we go. On a final note, I’ve been asked to let you know that you’ve got some time to spend in Oska before your next assignment, which is to Nalawi. A lovely place, I’m a bit envious. Enjoy your downtime, and again, good work! I’ve very high hopes for the lot of you.

[ The network is now back up again along with Oska being restored and the weather events ended, and you can find a full description of current Oska right here. Feel free to use this post to thread on, and the NPCs may make a few appearances for direct questions. ]

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video; username: baaaan

[perma_banned]

Who cares ♪?

[A gormless smile fell upon Ban, one pinky shoved in an ear to better suit his disposition.]

Far as I know, the job got done. If you wanted cleaner results, you should've done more than let a bunch of savages take the reeeeeigns~.

[dagnyology]

(；￣Д￣) Savages??

[perma_banned]

That's what we are, isn't it? [Red-faced, Ban looked to be walking through the dining hall--snatching a warm bottle of ale from a table-top the moment it appeared.]

ALASTAIR recruited a bunch of criminals and savages ♪. The best we could do was kill demons and terrorize the locals after all, riiiight?

[dagnyology]

Oh, no!!! Don't say that about yourselves. You all did very well for beginners! Whatever you were before, it doesn't matter. You helped. :)

[perma_banned]

[Puzzled.]

Giving credit where credit is due is one thing, but--

...It's a bad idea to be too encouraging. Folks are gonna use that against you.

[dagnyology]

Oh, I think Cherenkov and Crowley balance out my encouragement well enough. And Uruz means well with her assessment, she's really very nice. ♥

Although I don't know why you'd believe any of your fellow recruits would take advantage of that. ╰[ ⁰﹏⁰ ]╯ Regardless, I may be nice, but I promise I'm not stupid! I'm difficult to take advantage of.

[perma_banned]

People don't turn bad intentionally. That's just the way things go. A hero becoming a villain--ain't that a common campfire story?

Even theeeen... When someone tells me they aren't stupid, I can't help but feel the opposite~. From one idiot to another.

[dagnyology]

I'm sorry you feel that way, but I can assure you my team passed their false reality test with flying colors. Me included. <(｀^´)> People who aren't smart don't last very long in ALASTAIR.

But I'm sure you're smarter than you say! You're still alive, after all!

[perma_banned]

[Admittedly, what was said tickled him, alongside the little faces.]

That's where you're wroooong ♪. I can't die in the first place.

I wouldn't mind being a pain in the ass exception to your rule~.

[dagnyology]

Well! I suppose I don't need to worry about your survival then. I'll still hope nothing bad happens to you, of course, but it will be good to have some time freed up to worry about the others' lives. It's very stressful sometimes.

[perma_banned]

You're gonna be stressed out either way, with a group like this. [A dry chuckle followed as Ban finally tore the cork out of the bottle he carried, just by pressing it forward with his thumb.]

It'd be a shame if I was one of the lot you were responsible for ♪.

[dagnyology]

You are very cheeky!

[perma_banned]

Kahaha! So what? I get a kick out of being cheeky, buuuut~...

I made a promise to my captain to do these sorts of things without hesitation. If there's dark work to be done, then I'm good for it ♪!

[dagnyology]

Captain?

[perma_banned]

Captain of the Seven Deadly Sins~.

The group I was a part of.

As far as leaders go, I doubt anyone could manage better than him. [Though, he didn't really seem overjoyed to mention him.]

[boneafide]

BAN!! YOU'RE ALRIGHT!!!

[Not that the other... wouldn't have been? Given like. you know. Immortal. But it's the thought right now that counts.]

[perma_banned]

Yeah. As you can see--there isn't a single scratch on me~.

[He tipped his chin to make the scar on his chin more visible--the one running from chin to the outside of his neck and his collarbone.

Though, he lacked some excitement. Ban would usually be overjoyed to see Papyrus. At that time, he wasn't feeling up to it.]

[boneafide]

...

[ Ban seems a little less cheerful than usual. Which could be a number of things, really, but... ]

Let's hang out!

[perma_banned]

[He would feel better if he spent time with Papyrus, but--]

'Fraid it'll have to wait.

[He didn't really want to feel better.]

I've got some stuff I need to do~.

[boneafide]

Oh! ... I understand. Um. Another time, then! Or just let me know when you're not busy anymore...!

[perma_banned]

Yeah, I'll...

[The words came up short.

He felt tired.]

--When I've got the time.

[boneafide]

... See you around, then!

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