video; [KINGOFHEROES]

[babbylon]

[Greetings and salutations, comrades of ALASTAIR! The face of a handsome young man opens the feed today, smiling wide and surrounded by lions on his bed. Yes, that's right, lions. Shishi, his mount, sits in the background, with his mate nestled nearby. And atop him, crawling across his legs, over his shoulders, even rubbing at his face, are cubs, golden and white and feisty. They growl and chirp at the jewelry floating just a few feet away, and a particularly brave one bats at it.

Their parents, as well as Gilgamesh himself, look appropriately proud.]

Good day. For those of you who have not had the pleasure of meeting me before, I am Gilgamesh, King of Heroes, and your resident lion tamer. I bred them as a hobby, back in my native Uruk, and so I have once again come into possession of several cubs.

[The cubs themselves appear no more than six weeks old. Gilgamesh has to shift a little to accommodate them, as they are absolutely intent on making the broadcast difficult by shoving their little furry bodies everywhere. Not that it bothers him much—he's laughing under his breath.]

They have all been weaned from their mother and thus are ready for distribution. Alas, I cannot keep so many for myself; I aim to find good homes for them among you all. I do ask you bear in mind these are wild animals at heart, requiring a great degree of time and attention to train.

[Though you'd never know it, seeming so harmless, so adorable.. After a time, Gilgamesh surrenders, and gets swallowed up by their insistent pawing.]

They are not... just... housecats to sit on a shelf and... w-wait, do not touch it...!

[The necklace goes flying down the hall as a mischievous cub bounds after it. Gilgamesh will snatch it back... eventually.]

(( All lions have now found loving homes! Thanks for the interest, everyone! ))

Comments

[keystaff]

You did say you were a hero. But....that seems kind of different from a normal ghost?

[Somehow? She hopes. Tries to tell herself. Because...ghosts.....she hasn't had quite the same sense from him. Or Archer or Saber for that matter? But of course that sort of power and magic is different from her usually sensing Clow's.]

The Holy Grail?

[Let's. Try focus on that rather than the Ghost thing. :l]

[babbylon]

It is another matter.

[Nice try, Sakura, but you're not quite astute enough for verbal do-si-dos with a king yet. Gilgamesh cracks an almost terrifying bold grin.]

If you are to face ghosts, you must therefore face me! Are you prepared?!

[keystaff]

[...It was worth a try.

Wait what?]

H-hoe? You?

[But she doesn't want to potentially hurt him with the Clow Cards? :l]

[babbylon]

Unless you'd prefer a different trial?

[He isn't making this easy, is he?]

[keystaff]

I wouldn't want to hurt you.

[But well. He is....kind of trying to help her face this fear in a way?]

[babbylon]

...is that all you can think of at a time like this?

[He'd meant it in jest, of course, but for her to take it so seriously—even a King must be impressed.]

[keystaff]

Ah, well....some of the Cards are pretty powerful. I mean, it might be that I couldn't do much against you as a Hero and all, but....

[She'd probably be content to just. Win via restraining or incapacitating him somehow rather than going to outright hurt him. If he was to really insist on it.]

[babbylon]

Do not worry over it. You were not meant to face me in battle; I was having a small tease at your expense.

[Shock and awe, her innocence brings out the honesty in him. But now he must think.]

Hm... perhaps it is a matter best saved for another time. For when you are older, for when you have truly learned to fear.

[keystaff]

O-oh.... [Well. She feels kind of sheepish now.]

I did say another fear would be losing my friends and family, before, but I'm already facing that in a way, being here away from them, I guess.

[Maybe he's right though. A fear of ghosts is kind of childish, isn't it? Usually only younger children might have such fears.]

[babbylon]

Does that not speak to a greater fear?

[His eyes thin again, though in a thoughtful way rather than a threatening one.]

To the fear of losing everyone?

[keystaff]

Losing everyone....? But that's...

[That's. Not exactly something he could really arrange to test her on, is it? And, well, what child doesn't fear losing those they care about? Especially when she already lost her mother so young.]