FROM: @WEHFRIED || TO: @ALL (backdated like hell, aka before spiderland)

[gerechtigkeit]

Before Gallipoli, it was discussed that we should come up with aliases to call each other, and have backstories to speak of while there was downtime in the war. At the time, we knew the Regency was there, but they wouldn't be so visible. It was enough to not be asked too much by the natives of the time, and allowed us the conditions we needed to blend in as a unit of reinforcements that was beached at the wrong location.

The situation may be different here, but I'd suggest we come up with different aliases from before, considering we'll be facing the Regency out in the open. Using your actual name isn't suggested- it could cause problems and endanger the rest of this cell if you do so. Try to pick something you'll remember easily enough.

Feel free to suggest names and ideas for yourselves, or help others. The BCE has a list of them you can pick from. The sooner we can compile a list, the easier it will make it for all of us to recall while in the middle of the mission.

[Boy, talking like this is a reminder of speaking with soldiers before battles. That was a long time ago, and he's getting back into the hang of it. Also, guess who's bad at suggesting names? THIS GUY. Thankfully, the BCE has a posh name generator that can be found here.]

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[gerechtigkeit]

Not Paris- I speak of Xanten, my kingdom within Germany. It was ruled by a king and a queen, yes; the court that they tended was kinder than the one we will face on Jhashch. I knew their advisors well. They guided them through difficult decisions and spoke with me many a time in an effort to guide me just as much.

I worry that whatever action is taken, however long it takes to assemble or come to a conclusion; it may not be enough, or in time. How many will suffer while a ruler takes his or her time to cater to talks, when it would be easier to simply be out there and doing what can be done?

Perhaps it is foolish or naive of me to desire that I could help everyone through the ways of justice, but I don't know of any other way in which I wish to be.

you think about everything!

[omniavincit]

[ It's not until she's on the way that he realizes how featureless his room is—bare except for his hat, with its coating of now-otherworldly dust. His hat, which he's been turning over in his hands as they talk. He leaves it at the foot of his bed when she arrives, meets her at the door. ]

Come on in. [ One eyebrow arched he gestures inside, slipping into a faintly mocking imitation of a proud homeowner. His capsule, he knows, is identical to hers and everyone else's.

As the door slides shut he lapses into a genuine smile. ] It's good to see you.

[thoughtimight]

[ She's already peering past his doorframe before he invites her in. Of course she wouldn't push that boundary of stumbling in some place that isn't her own like some wayward steer, but it doesn't make her any less curious.

Dolores smiles back at William brightly. She remains in place, but turns in place taking in every inch of the room. It's easy to distinguish which half is his and which belongs to the other tenant. ]

You're very neat.

[mylawn]

That's the gist of it.

[dorzalta]

But you are one individual, lest you've abilities which would grant you the power to fell many immediately.

[ She thinks of her dragons. Unlikely he has such raw power at his disposal. ]

And what do you think can be done so quickly? This is entirely situational, ser. Not the sort of thing we can theorize for the sake of chatter. Inaction brings with it consequences. Assembly allows for structure. For a city in turmoil, that structure may be essential, whereas battle and bloodshed may only fuel what already is there.

I do not believe it foolish, for I've spoken the same as well. Just as I've learned that conquering is nothing the same as ruling.

[gerechtigkeit]

[...ABOUT THAT hahahahaha now is not the time for him to talk about Balmung and how it basically destroys entire armies with one full sweep. NOPE. DEFINITELY NOT THE TIME, HE CAN TALK ABOUT IT LATER.]

When we return from Jhashch, remind me to speak with you about my legend.

[He doesn't mind telling her, in all honesty. Siegfried has become less stingy and paranoid on who he tells about who he really is within COST these days. It helps that Dany has also impressed him.]

I see. I chose to avoid the courts as much as I could, as I didn't feel I belonged there. Whoever I could help, I would- as long as they were happy, so was I. It wasn't hard for me to see how those who ruled never seemed to step outside and visit their people; they only seemed to help when many were in despair, or sent help too late when a danger within a town was destroying it quickly. My king and queen were gentle and fair, but they did not venture outside their castle walls to truly know their people. They meant well, but it was not enough for me.

I'm thankful. Most would consider a desire like that to be childish and simple, but it suits me for who I am.

[millimeter]

ok, i def could have phrased that better
like don't get me wrong, i never would have even DREAMED of being part of the crownsguard as a kid
getting the chance to join at all, it really meant a lot you know?
i'm just saying i'm not nobility or anything

whoa ok, i had no idea you were like
a bona fide actual hero????
that's pretty badass, js!!

[Simplified or not, Prompto is here to zoom in on the important details: Daenerys Targaryen is a badass.]

there's an emoji for smirking! 😏 it's really punchable, like you just wanna introduce it to a mean left hook
which is apropos ig!
snorting i'd prob just type it out
same w sighing!

lol well it'd be like he's @bloodsausage then
it's a pretty dumb id

[dorzalta]

I would say it's a great honor to serve a king or queen you believe in. Nobility is merely a title, as is being a knight. Something that can be granted by a ruler quite easily. There are those who are born into royal blood and who offer nothing of use to a country and its people, choosing instead to create chaos. Still others who abuse their power, stomp on the smallfolk. You don't seem the sort to do that.

[ A hero? ]

I fight for the smallfolk and for the nobles and all between. There aren't enough who do that.

Why would you type out snorting or sighing?

Lol. You should ask @aegonner about Turnip.

[ That 'lol' is just for you, roomie. ]

[dorzalta]

Who you were prior to who you are now, you mean?

[ A Servant, is what she means, without announcing it on the network. ]

That speaks to the rulers of your lands, ser, and less about rulers in general. As with anything in life, one's temperament will dictate how he or she responds to a situation. Yours would have you take action, as would mine. My Hand's would speak to biding one's time and strategizing. The balance is essential, but it is ultimately the king or queen's decision what to do in these situations, and how well they will care for their people: smallfolk and highborn alike.

Remind me, upon our return to BASE, to tell you of my own feats and those of my intended's.

[millimeter]

welllll, i wouldn't want to stomp on myself
unless i deserved it, anyway!

[Make that caveat more awkward, Prompto.]

really though
thanks

but yeah that's what i mean!
like maybe putting it that way makes me sound flippant but what you're doing, working to change all of these people's lives for the better, no matter who they are
that really is a legacy fit for a real queen

oh, i'd type out a sigh if i wanted to rly emphasize how unimpressed i was
or annoyed! just like irl
like siiiiiiigh, there isn't a better way to convey sighing in text!!
and i'd type out a snort in place of lol or smth to mix it up a lil

is turnip related to that kale guy??

[dorzalta]

[ She snorts. Silly thing. ]

My world would be a better place with more like you.

[ He's strange at times, likely a result of the differences between their worlds, but his kindness is obvious. ]

I don't think it sounds flippant so much as I don't believe that term applies directly to me. [ She's arrogant enough, but never once has she ever named herself a hero of anything. ] It would be something I'd call my knights and my warriors. They've risked their lives countless times to fight for the world I envision. So many have fallen across the sea, and even in the country upon which I was born.

[ Ser Barristan lingers in her thoughts. ]

I see your point about the sighing. What about when you're rolling your eyes at something someone's said?

Somewhat, he'd made mention of her during Kale's tantrum.