beholdmydemons: (anger - call bull)
Walter ([personal profile] beholdmydemons) wrote2014-04-18 06:42 am

twelfth fusion - text (backdated to 4/17)

Far be it from me to turn down a challenge you miserable runt. [....Well, that's...promising.]

Here friends, what do you think of this? There's no such thing as birthright that's recognized by nature, and it's a notion the weak use as a trick to keep themselves in power they didn't earn. To hear a person claiming they're you're better when it's clear they're helpless on their own, that's plain foolishness, isn't it? And yet there's worlds where such ineffectual men are kings and the people are made to believe that it's natural and just for the throne to grant power alone. And they suffer for it because when the king is weak he must resort to underhanded means to ensure nobody's more powerful than him.

But that doesn't have a damn thing to do with this world because it doesn't work like that here. So who else thinks that anyone who crows about their title in this world is only fooling themselves? Pokemon give power where it's earned by effort or skill. Where it's not, the unfit can't rise to where anyone would suffer beneath them. And the rest of us are free to show them their natural place when they think their hollow claims to good breeding make them any better than another. A place in a pool, for example.


[...That should probably offer a clue to what this unabashed craziness is about, if the fact that it goes up about ten minutes after a post from Saionji doesn't give it enough context. I'm...I'm sorry, guys.]


[[ooc: [personal profile] bertall will be hosting the Totodile/Skorupi/Joltik egg post tonight - thanks, Danny!]]
ardent: (A mob jumps to their feet)

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[personal profile] ardent 2014-04-19 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[CAN WE GET AN AMEN, THOUGH]

Yes, exactly - this sort of thing is what I've been saying for years! Not about the state of things here, obviously, though I've been insisting on that as well, but about the way things should ideally be - power and rewards should be granted to those who work for it, not those who were simply gifted to it in one way or another! Those who take power they didn't earn are the weakest of all, in the end, and nothing awaits them but their eventual downfall the instant things fail to work in their favor!
ardent: (And turning all against one)

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[personal profile] ardent 2014-04-19 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
Enough for me to make "fixing the state of things" into my life's work! I have personal experience with witnessing a downfall like that as well, and I don't care to do it again!

What prompted this, though? Was it something to do with Saionji-kun?

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the_tv_is_a_lie: (We can't live downcast days forever.)

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[personal profile] the_tv_is_a_lie 2014-04-19 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
[...Well now...uh. Time to fish for context.]

...Did I miss something?
the_tv_is_a_lie: (When the going gets rough...)

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[personal profile] the_tv_is_a_lie 2014-04-19 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[...Oh. That girl. He doesn't even know her all that well besides the fact that she called him an idiot just for requesting a little guidance, but...]

Yeah, I have. She...didn't exactly make the best first impression.

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ossifragant: (⊗ made in your image we are at least)

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[personal profile] ossifragant 2014-04-19 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh look. It's almost like someone is addressing Greed here even though he knows it isn't about him.

He's still going to call himself the Ultimate Shield even if he doesn't have that ability, thank you very much.]


You know, I really haven't been around here long enough to get much of a foothold in this world, but I do know that threatening one's world belief, especially in a public form where strangers can look in, never has quite the desired results.
ossifragant: (⊗ my bet i'll sleep well tonight)

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[personal profile] ossifragant 2014-04-19 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
That's true. Mostly I'm interested in seeing how the person you called out reacts.

Be careful with falling prey to challenges, though. Sometimes the other party involved just really wants to see you squirm. That's assuming they're smart enough for that sort of manipulation, of course. If they're not, carry on.

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[personal profile] paladinlost 2014-04-19 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
I've never met ineffectual kings before, whether their title came from birth or merit, and I know plenty of them. But a throne, or its closest equivalent in a country without a monarchy, does grant great power, if only the power to make people listen to you before they complain about a change in tax laws. Not that it matters at all in this world, indeed. Here one can see children outbattle high-ranking adults with ease.
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[personal profile] paladinlost 2014-04-19 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
If the king happens to not be fit and cause suffering to his people, he simply needs to replaced. A talented recognized heir is ideal, as those come with pre-existing popular acknowledgement and stability, but a more violent change can do in a pinch.

[He says it so simply only because his own unfit king turned out to be a fake. Makes killing him much easier.]

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enjoymyatelier: i am just done with this shit (ugh whatever)

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[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2014-04-19 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
[oh hey that is some nice bait I WONDER IF I SHOULD GO STRAIGHT FOR IT]

Let me tell you in detail what my birthright would have afforded me, even without the perks of status in society. I could summon a host of spirits, control any sort of liquid you can imagine up to and including molten metal of various kinds... and ah, I could easily keep your vital functions intact as I took you apart layer by layer, from your feet to your skull.

None of these are abilities I could accomplish in their current, refined forms if my ancestors hadn't put centuries of work into our bloodline, and that's what you sorts simply don't get. You just want to skip the entire process and place yourselves on top of society without any sort of appreciation of the sort of effort that does go into attaining status --- and while I can't say I have any respect for certain individuals as individuals, there are plenty of us who have dedicated our lives to the improvement of our family's glory and honor without resting on our laurels.
enjoymyatelier: sola no (are you... checking him out)

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[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2014-04-20 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[...it's a good thing Walter can't see him visibly deflate at suddenly having the possibility of a text screaming match, because... that's... maybe almost reasonable]

Oh.

Well, no, of course not. I do have standards, after all.

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not here;

[personal profile] anklegandr 2014-04-19 11:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ WOW THIS IS A LOT OF TEXT SHE WANTS TO ANGRILY REPLY TO

... BUT SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO TEXT SO INSTEAD HE WILL JUST HAVE A VERY GROUCHY TEN YEAR OLD THE NEXT TIME THEY SPEAK. ]
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babel_hacker: (Headtilt | Oh?)

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[personal profile] babel_hacker 2014-04-19 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
A pool huh?

Did someone named Saionji inspired this post?


[Because yeah, a pool is awfully specific to use in this case. In light of certain circumstances.]
babel_hacker: (Hat Tilt | Oh boy...)

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[personal profile] babel_hacker 2014-04-19 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not that surprised at all.

Did she basically tell you that you're weak/lower class/other?

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konpeitoqueen: (whAT THE FRICK FRACK)

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[personal profile] konpeitoqueen 2014-04-19 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS, WALTER-

wait no why are people agreeing

She'll reply to this bout of CHAOS on her own post. Have her just stare a bit, though...]
explosivecombat: (And what have we here?)

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[personal profile] explosivecombat 2014-04-21 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
Dare I ask what prompted this particular tirade?

I have my own thoughts on it, granted, but I'd like to hear where this is coming from, first.
explosivecombat: (It's no accident that I've survived)

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[personal profile] explosivecombat 2014-04-21 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I assume that by "someone," you mean that unpleasant child that caused so many disruptions during the prom. I don't know who she was, I'm just aware of that particular incident you mentioned, and I'm vaguely acquainted with the one who threw her in.
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[personal profile] solas_ion 2014-04-21 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)


Titles and blood mean jack shit now. The faster somebody realizes that, the better off they are.

Whether someone's a god, a king, or a peasant, we all start on equal ground here. This is a place where strength and the will to fight determine everything.

Kinda like it better that way, myself.

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