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

audio; un: alucard

[reposing]

I don't rest at night. I can come immediately.

text;

[pummelling]

Please and thanks. Neither side's started anything yet but they're getting braver the longer that all of this goes on.

[pardon his text, can't let this random farmkid know about his ~magic~ necklace u_u]

TEXT. UN: LOKI.

[selfimage]

Have you ever seen Home Alone?

[ this is actually a serious question. ]

[reposing]

[you are pardoned, sir!]

It does not take much. Mob mentality is one of the most dangerous things that can occur with building frustration, whether or not that anger has a legitimate cause or not.

I will arrive as swiftly as my feet take me.

If I may, I commend your form; I admire archery, but I have little skill for it.

[pummelling]

I don't know, maybe once?

...

Are you saying what I think you're saying

[moneyballer]

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

[selfimage]

It works well in theory.
A little mischief can't be seen as an act of outright violence. No one dies, but the unwelcome part is obvious.
We'll need a 60 lb. bag of feathers, though.

[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]

[pummelling]

[loki where are they gonna get that many feathers at this hour!!! home depot (???) is closed!!!!]

You're crazy, and that's stupid... buuuut maybe crazy and stupid will work.

You ARE the authority on mischief, anyways.

[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]

[selfimage]

I can cook up a few illusions, but there's only one of me, unfortunately. [ probably fortunately. ]
We'll need a few more with bright ideas and above average creativity with pranking.

[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]

text | un: rohan

[opensup]

I can't be of any assistance but I wish you luck nonetheless. If you decide to interrogate let me know and I can provide my help then.

[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.]

text; un: lodge

[refashioned]

I can't provide much help unless you think a scathing review of their work would do the trick.

I can, however, make a request: if we're going to negotiate peace, we're going to need to point out to the Empresses who's undermining them. Someone's doing that. It'll help us look better in the long run when it comes to restoring order.

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]