blood sweat tear

[imeanforever]

He's moving her to a different court to see if it'll improve her attitude. She's allowed to fly. It's been a long, long time since she was allowed to -

She is only allowed to fly to her destination, not anywhere else. She notices that she is not where she should be, that she cannot progress to where she was told to go, and she careens out of control when her wings won't flap anymore, and she crashes.

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with Miles (kappa)

with Minus (kappa)

Comments

[infinitely_stranger]

"That is the sort of thing that happens when one personally upsets the Queen to a sufficient degree."

[imeanforever]

"Aha. Bad behavior such as?"

[infinitely_stranger]

"Well, for example, if I were to assist you in attempting to overthrow the Queenscourt this would be voluntary disloyalty from a Queenscourt member and would not be viewed kindly."

[imeanforever]

[infinitely_stranger]

"For that matter, attempting to overthrow the Queenscourt will probably not endear you to her either."

[imeanforever]

"Well, yes, but I'm not being wedged into a choice of that or being turned into a small animal and kept in a box, am I."

[infinitely_stranger]

"It's true, you aren't."

[imeanforever]

"So for whatever it's worth I'm sorry you found my gate."

[infinitely_stranger]

"Thank you."

[imeanforever]

"Maybe I should have just stayed here and checked it more often..."

[infinitely_stranger]

"Perhaps. I don't know how long it sat open before I found it. And I might have been curious about the midair gate even if it had been closed, although it would not have been so glaringly obvious." Pause. "I can force open a closed gate."

[imeanforever]

"You can?"

[infinitely_stranger]

"Yes."

[imeanforever]

"That's amazing."

[infinitely_stranger]

"I did mention I was the Queenscourt's best sorcerer."

[imeanforever]

"I had been figuring that meant you were - fast, that you knew all the usual things and maybe some weird stuff, I didn't know anybody could open a gate that wasn't theirs."

[infinitely_stranger]

"I like to do obscure research."

[imeanforever]

Stop geeking out, Promise.

"Anyway. Do you prefer helping us to being turned into a small animal and kept in a box?"

[infinitely_stranger]

"I think it is very likely that I would."

[imeanforever]

"What do you need to know to make up your mind?"

[infinitely_stranger]

"I would like to be more confident in my assessment of your motives, and I need to know how much freedom I would have if I cooperated."

[imeanforever]

"I'd want a while to draft a good order set. I'm sure I'm not as good at it as the Queen is and I'd want to consult with you. And it depends on the margin by which working for me beats being turned into a small animal and kept in a box. But it's possible you could tell me a compelling enough story about your motives that I'd require no other limits at all. I would want your name, though - not that your help is not appreciated, Tea."

[eversomuchfun]

Tea snorts.

[infinitely_stranger]

"Hm," says Arcane.

[imeanforever]

"Hm?"