video > text; un: white_lotus

[pummelling]

[Happy.... approximately.... 1 in the morning, Team Ophelia. The video greeting the network is tough to make out, but the faint cries of insects in the dark, otherwise still night seem to indicate that Kung Jin's outside. A small oil lantern near his feet bathes him and the farmhouse he's sitting in front of in a faint orange glow.

Anyone looking carefully will also spot a young boy in his mid-teens, head bobbing occasionally into the side of the frame as he nods in and out of sleep. Jin glances over at him, rolling his eyes.]

Hey, team.

[Jin settles forward in his seat, fiddling with his robe and continuing in a low whisper.] Some ronin geniuses, on both sides, are trying to overtake farmhouses in the Flowerlands and convert them into makeshift bases. If you're still up and not too far, I'm gonna need some help keeping watch out here.

[Jin's shrugging out of a sleeve, now; the fabric slips from his shoulder to hang loose at his waist.]

The farmers aren't exactly equipped to deal with this alone.

[Right on cue, there's a rustle of definitely not cicada-noise in the background. Jin's eyes narrow. On his way to notching an arrow, he swats the kid beside him in the shoulder with the longbow. (He comes to with a snort, looking around wildly and brandishing the farmer's scythe he has gripped tightly in both hands.)

He pulls his arm back, muscles taut and steady as the bowstring that's a second from letting loose--

annnnd he switches, abruptly, to text.]

And you might want to make it snappy.

Comments

[video]

[moneyballer]

[this is just a video response of asher millstone biting maybe his entire fist after putting it in his mouth]

text;

[pummelling]

[dont worry these titties are Strong and will make it back safely as long as this farmkid doesnt get in the way]

:) 💗
Go to sleep, keeping pests away isnt gonna be too hard

[moneyballer]

do u not realize that your lack of a proPER SHIRT sometimes is vERY DISTRACTING

[pummelling]

...what are you talking about
These robes are much looser than what I usually wear. If they catch on my arrows it'll totally mess up my form.

[JIN PUT YOUR BOOBS AWAY]

[moneyballer]

THE ARROWS COULD LITERALLY PIERCE IN2 UR HEART!!!!!

[he's worried n stressed, ok]

there is NOTHINg covering it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[x marks the spot jinbo

ur nipnop is practically a moving target]

[pummelling]

That means they have to be able to HIT me in the first place
which: they wont

[jin you should, like, explain yourself before you scare ur bf]

Don't worry I'll get some period appropriate armor later, it was just hard to get ahold of one before this
I promise

[moneyballer]

i'm bringin it

[The armor, he means.

Guess who's on his way?]

[pummelling]

what, now???

Wait how far are you from the farms

[moneyballer]

I'm already here

[Asher is not one to sit idly by either, not when there's work like this to be done.]

l8er

action

[pummelling]

[The feed cuts, and before he can stop himself Jin whispers into the night--]

Asher...?

[moneyballer]

[True to his word, Asher does show up, if only a couple of hours later.

The coat of armor that Sieglinde had gifted him for his birthday has been tucked under his shoulder, now covered with soot from his excursions through the smoke. It appears as though he's gotten sidetracked, cheek bruised only slightly.]

You douchebag!

[Asher's huffing and puffing is interrupted by a few coughs here and there,
seeing as the air quality is absolute shift.]

Next time, say somethin' before you head out all crazy like that! I know this is probably the little leagues for a guy like you, but seriously...

[grumble grumble complain complain]

Why you gotta be goin' up against knives 'n swords with your left nipple out, like...? Bruh.

[pummelling]

[Jin, of course, promptly misses most of what Asher's said in favor of hurrying over to dust him off. and, helpfully,
put his nipple away smh]

I didn't exactly have time to plan ahead for surprise raids, you know.

[His fingers reach for Asher's cheek, tracing the perimeter of the bruise gently.]

I told you I'd be fine. The hell happened to you?

[moneyballer]

[wHAPS that gentle hand off bc he is ANGRY and full of white man rage]

You don't get to ask me that question-

[yes u do lmao he's just bein testy, like a doughy lil testycle and breathin heavily, bc he loves carbs is bad at running and sweats a lot]

Need I remind you that I happened to be there when you almost took the last L of your friggin' life?

[pummelling]

I know! I know.

[How could he forget being an inch from death?]

I should've had more people with me from the start. But I did call for aid, didn't I?

[Jin at least has the decency to look guilty about it. He's too exhausted to bicker about this proper, and it shows:
there's dark circles under his eyes, and he's standing a little less tall. Some bit of shame pulls his gaze away. Asher,
at least, is allowed to see that in him.]

I'm glad you're safe too.

[selfimage]

Now that you mention it......

[moneyballer]

he doesn't own a real shirt, low-keezy

[is that supposed to be some bizarre """urban""" (read: fake) bastardization of loki's name]

not a SINGLE one they're all sleeveless or SUPER low cut

[selfimage]

[ what in the ten fucking realms, asher ]

Tell me,
Which part of this is a problem?

[ you know there's probably serious stuff happening outside of the Jin shirtless talk but who cares. ]

[moneyballer]

the PROBLEM is

[he's huffing and puffing in his own corner here]

that there are boomy things n angry ninja dudes n dudettes BLOWIN shit up while also stabbing ppl

and this FOOL over here hasn't even bothered to put a metal plate over his manboob!!!!

[pummelling]

[meanwhile kung jin & farmer sidekick NPC kid are knocking some sea clan ronin upside the head

and he has to read

all of this

popping into his magitek]

[reposing]

[It takes Alucard a moment to decipher this, but:]

Be a gentleman and look the other way, if you find him indecent. Or too distracting.

[No judgment here, he just thinks it's easier to turn the other cheek as it were.]

i'm so sorry this is horrible plz nobody look

[moneyballer]

look dude, we're boning, if his clothes are off, i'm gonna b distracted by it

[S T O P]

but, OKEY, nice pecs or not

he does this ALL the time! he goes out wearing NOTHINg with NOBODY and he ends up getting hurt!!!! bcuz he stops thinkING when ppl are in trouble

bruh, if u get there b4 me, could u at least get him 2 wear like idk a breastplate or sumthin

[reposing]

I see. Then I commend your partner for his courage, but not his lack of foresight.

[also, like, he could understand your romantic s.o. being really distracting for being naked, so.]

I've no such thing on my person, unfortunately. I need no armor for myself. However, if I come across anything, I will bring it.

[moneyballer]

thank you

[A huff.]

i'll just bring somethin, then

if ya don't need armor or nothin, that must mean u got superpowers or some shiz

could you watch his back for me? i'll get there, i'm just

[Human.]

slow

[reposing]

My father is a vampire, my mother was a human. So, yes, I do have some abilities. I am far from fragile.

Of course. I will make sure to assist him for you.

[it's ok, get there when u can]

[moneyballer]

[Fragile.

The word rubs him the wrong way, although this stranger has been nothing but kind to him so far. Asher says nothing about it.]

thanks again, 'preciate it

he's strong but... dumb lolz

[Foolhardy.]

see u soon, homies

deuces ✌️