twelfth fusion - text (backdated to 4/17)

[beholdmydemons]

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: bertall will be hosting the Totodile/Skorupi/Joltik egg post tonight - thanks, Danny!]]

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[ardent]

[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!

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[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[...Well now...uh. Time to fish for context.]

...Did I miss something?

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[ossifragant]

[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.

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[paladinlost]

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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[enjoymyatelier]

[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.

not here;

[anklegandr]

[ 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]

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.]

not here either

[konpeitoqueen]

[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...]

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[explosivecombat]

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.

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[solas_ion]

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.