Jericho . . . Swain . One of the three rulers of Noxus . Taliyah's eyes widened a bit after his introduction , though it was blinked away at the question . " It's nice to meet you , General Swain . A - And . . . Err . . . That's a hard question to answer . Part of me says the rocks are neat , but the other says it's standards . How anyone is welcomed — it sounds like a nice place , not including the bloodshed or trickery . "
Taliyah got the hint . The curious girl took a step back , eyeing the Noxian cautiously . She was always a bit skeptical of Noxians ever since . . . The thing had happened . Nonetheless , she answered the question . " Taliyah . And . . . You are , sir ? " Taliyah's voice read her nervousness . Perhaps starting a conversation with someone she's yet to know is dangerous ?
Often it seems like an expectation that dialogue will be exchanged in every para response, but sometimes characters are nonverbal, or don’t have anything to say, or are in a situation that would make talking impractical. If the writer puts enough attention into describing their actions, though, there’s still plenty to respond to even without dialogue. Non-dialogue responses are not “going nowhere.” Non-dialogue responses are not “filler.” Non-dialogue responses are not non-responses.
I apologize for my lack of posts- oorp and rp wise. I haven't felt very creative recently and I've been rather busy. I've been practicing the block button and it's been messing with my health. I hate having to use it.
I'll try posting when I feel better, alright? Again, I'm really sorry... This is a rp blog, not some dead shitpost spot
What does he mean he won't wear it ? The young woman pouted heavily as she stared at her husband . " Oh , please , Ekks ? I wear whatever you ask me to ! Just this once ? Please ? "
Speaking of that golden dress , it hung on her , the garnet jewels sparkling in the soft candle light from mere feet away . The skulls , real or not , gave off this sheen . The shuriman's whole body did , the stench of alcohol and blood of the room almost overpowering her warm vanilla . Oh , meetings always had such surprises , especially ones with the Damnation .
❝ long way from home, aren’t you? ❞ ❝ why do you even care? you could have just walked away. ❞ ❝ i almost feel bad for you. ❞ ❝ i can tell you a thing or two about family matters. ❞ ❝ lucky for you, my schedule’s wide open. ❞ ❝ they’re gonna be sorry they picked this fight. ❞ ❝ i heard you. it’s not up for discussion. ❞ ❝ i will rain down agony, every possible violation, upon you. ❞ ❝ um, alright…that hurt a little. ❞ ❝ you think you understand, but you don’t. ❞ ❝ didn’t you hear that? voices. it felt…evil. ❞ ❝ you do not want this fight. ❞ ❝ truth is more important than kindness. ❞ ❝ i know every corner of these lands, every language spoken, every war waged, every deal struck. ❞ ❝ it should have been you. you hear me? you. not her. ❞ ❝ only use this as a last resort. ❞ ❝ deny it all you want, but you saved me. ❞ ❝ you don’t want me and you never will. ❞ ❝ they do not stop us, so they do not concern us. ❞ ❝ only time you talk to me is when you need something. ❞ ❝ that doesn’t mean you should lie to your friends or family. ❞ ❝ will i see you again? ❞ ❝ don’t leave me alone ever again. ❞ ❝ you see in the eyes of a child. ❞ ❝ i know you hate gods but you really can’t stay away from them, can you? ❞ ❝ you are in your head. let it go. ❞ ❝ it is wise to be discreet. ❞ ❝ you are right…i do not believe you. ❞ ❝ the power of any weapon comes from your heart…but only when tempered by your head. ❞ ❝ wow, you’re so stupid. that your father’s doing? or your mother’s? ❞ ❝ will we see people on the road? friendly? will they try to rob us? ❞ ❝ smells like rotting eggs. is it still good? ❞ ❝ you’ve only killed those deserving, right? ❞ ❝ you’re sounding more like your father by the minute. ❞ ❝ that thing was trying to kill us. it’s not like you don’t get angry in a fight. ❞ ❝ leave. my. home. ❞ ❝ you killed against my wishes. ❞ ❝ it’s all you talk about, over and over. do something about it or shut up. ❞ ❝ behind you, watch out! ❞ ❝ don’t know, don’t care. ❞ ❝ this used to be a challenge. ❞ ❝ this place feels like a prison. ❞ ❝ it feels like something is waiting for us down here. ❞ ❝ don’t be sorry. be better. ❞ ❝ kill for survival, not for indulgence. ❞ ❝ can’t believe you’ve lasted this long. ❞ ❝ in war, a soldier sees beauty in the blood of his enemy. ❞ ❝ the winds of fate have given us a strange coincidence. ❞ ❝ close your heart to their desperation. close your heart to their suffering. ❞ ❝ you’ve had to kill people before, haven’t you? you’re used to it. ❞ ❝ why do you say nothing? ❞ ❝ you’ve seen it with your own eyes. you can’t hurt me. nothing can. ❞ ❝ anger can be a weapon if you control it. ❞ ❝ whatever it is you seek, i do not have it. you should move on. ❞ ❝ when they find you - and they will - they’ll make things difficult. ❞ ❝ there is one unavoidable truth you will never escape: you cannot change. ❞ ❝ only time you talk to me is when you need something. ❞ ❝ we do what me must to survive. ❞ ❝ follow down this path and head for daylight. ❞ ❝ heh. thought you’d be bigger. ❞ ❝ you have a knack for ominous statemants. ❞ ❝ just tell me what i want to know! no need for this to get bloody. ❞ ❝ we all gotta take responsibility sometime, huh? ❞ ❝ that was a waste of a perfectly good apple. ❞ ❝ you think i’m weak, because i’m not like you. ❞ ❝ but…you told me never to go down there. ❞ ❝ you know, i really hoped i’d never see this place again. ❞ ❝ until our journey is over, one of us must remain focused. ❞ ❝ you must be better than me. understand? ❞ ❝ did something change? the forest feels different now. ❞ ❝ with power comes a big choice. you serve yourself or you serve others. ❞ ❝ do not mistake my silence for lack of grief. ❞ ❝ we are not men. we are more than that. ❞ ❝ i know i was never what you wanted. ❞ ❝ mourn how you wish. leave me to my own. ❞ ❝ hurry! i’m slipping. ❞ ❝ do not allow yourself to feel for them. they do not feel for you. ❞ ❝ do not concern yourself with what might be. focus on what is. ❞ ❝ we do as we please. no excuses. ❞ ❝ your father can kill. are you going to be able to do that? ❞ ❝ accuracy over speed. ❞ ❝ you left me here. again. why don’t you care? ❞ ❝ what, you want a hug? ❞ ❝ finish what you started. ❞ ❝ you know, for someone so strong, you worry a lot. ❞ ❝ you are hunting deer - not chasing it. ❞ ❝ i don’t know you and you don’t know me… don’t seem to want to. ❞ ❝ killing animals i get. they’re food. but people… they’re just trying to survive too. ❞ ❝ do you hear that? it sounds like someone screaming. ❞ ❝ i’m going to cut off your head now. ❞ ❝ it’s…it’s still alive. ❞ ❝ we are here because of you. never forget that. ❞ ❝ do not speak again. ❞ ❝ your anger…you can get lost in it. ❞ ❝ you don’t have to be the smartest man in the world to see that. ❞ ❝ we’ve come so far. there has to be a way. ❞ ❝ don’t you see? they never gave up hope. and neither should we. ❞ ❝ you can change your path. it’s not too late. ❞ ❝ i’ve been to many strange places… but this is a new one. ❞ ❝ oh, cut it out, princess. you’re gonna get me all weepy. ❞ ❝ you are too quick to temper. you a rash, insubordinate and out of control. ❞ ❝ the path ahead is difficult and you are not ready. ❞ ❝ you are not ready - stay back. ❞ ❝ think i’m afraid of you?! you’re nothing to me. ❞ ❝ stay by me. touch nothing. ❞ ❝ you were gone for so long i thought that you… ❞ ❝ you will always be a monster. ❞ ❝ look at me! look at me! ❞ ❝ you are going to have to kill me for that to happen. ❞ ❝ can you kill something that big? ❞ ❝ on our journey we will be attacked by all manner of creature. ❞ ❝ so we’re gonna go toward the creepy singing? ❞ ❝ why are there two beds in there? ❞ ❝ slow down. your haste will cost us. ❞ ❝ i warned you. you would not listen. ❞ ❝ no, wait…i’m not giving up. i just…have to catch my breath. ❞ ❝ well, this is it. it’s been an honor. ❞ ❝ you left me alone to fight. ❞ ❝ are you the last of your family too? ❞ ❝ my mother made it for me. ❞ ❝ fight until we stop or we are dead. ❞ ❝ the last in his realm of all this kind and you shoot him. ❞ ❝ come. no looking back now. ❞ ❝ you’re more concerned with their safety than our goal. ❞ ❝ i don’t think we’re supposed to be in here. ❞ ❝ i’m…sorry for your loss. ❞ ❝ i hoped that’d you, out of all the people i’ve faced, would make me feel something. ❞ ❝ slow and old. you should never have come here. ❞ ❝ that bow’s a little big for you, isn’t it? ❞ ❝ earlier you said people might kill us. i’ll kill them if they try. ❞ ❝ pain we endure. faulty weaponry we do not. ❞ ❝ let me guess…you’re gonna be smug and say we shouldn’t have got involved. ❞ ❝ no. you’ve been gone a long, long time! ❞ ❝ if you try, i’ll try. ❞ ❝ wow, uh…that was something, that fight. ❞ ❝ you did not think it was important to tell me? ❞ ❝ death suits you better. ❞ ❝ is it dishonorable to grow old? ❞ ❝ so unclean. so, so unclean. ❞ ❝ you won’t stop me. ❞ ❝ and i thought my family was fucked up. ❞ ❝ i’m strong. i’m smart. i’m not what you think i am. ❞ ❝ when i require your counsel, i will ask. ❞ ❝ don’t you know when to give up? ❞ ❝ listen to me. i can help. ❞ ❝ you’ve taught me so much. let me teach you something. ❞ ❝ okay. there are a few gaps in my knowledge. ❞ ❝ the path you walk. vengeance. you will find no peace. ❞ ❝ you know i love you. you just can be better. i know you can be. ❞ ❝ let them go. take me instead. ❞ ❝ i’ve never felt more alive. ❞ ❝ no…you’re bleeding. ❞ ❝ do you have any idea, any idea at all, what you have cost me? ❞ ❝ i used to dream about getting eaten. ❞ ❝ relax. do not think of it as an animal. it is simply a target. ❞ ❝ try to find forgiveness, and we can start something new. ❞ ❝ there is much about me i won’t have you know. ❞ ❝ have you ever heard the term “tempting fate?” ❞ ❝ your memory was a comfort in dark times. ❞ ❝ she meant more to me than you anyway. ❞ ❝ you are not yourself. ❞ ❝ if seeing me dead will make things right, i won’t stop you. ❞ ❝ i’d bow if i could, your majesty. ❞ ❝ then we will go home. to give up this easily, so close to the start… ❞ ❝ only fire when i tell you to fire. ❞ ❝ not my blood. ❞ ❝ nobody’s killed a dragon for hundreds of years. ❞ ❝ are they dead…? oh! not dead! not dead! ❞ ❝ a dangerous beast. we’ll take him down together. ❞
If you dare call Taliyah short, she'll either throw rocks at you or stand on a pillar until she's a head taller than you
I'm making a Fionna blog and you can't stop my sudden impulses
sire-crownguard:
While he was not surprised that she already showed him such a display of respect, it brought a small pang of a prick to his chest. It was not that she was truly respected him, it was out of necessity… and perhaps… fear… Again, he did not blame the woman for such reactions, they were natural, but it did not stop the panging in his chest, and the guilt that went unseen atop his shoulders.
A soft mutter to himself, a quiet curse of annoyance. Most pertricite shackles were unstable, but of course… they were not meant to be taken off. Their intention was to bind, and then… most would wear them to their grave, which was likely nothing more than a large hole away from the innocent and evil eyes of the world.
He grabbed Taliyah’s hand with a delicate touch, unfitting of one which seemed as threatening as him. But, rather than the plain gesture, he turned her hand gently, so her palm faced down, and his other hand reached towards the shackle. Pinching a part of it between two fingers, he stared blankly, like he was considering something…
And then, as though it was only as sturdy as a dried twig, it cracked from the pressure. Like when a single thread was ripped from a web, the rest seemed to crack, and it fell off of her wrist. He hesitated, not letting go quite yet, using the hand that broke it to gently dust off any of the remaining, small shards of petricite, that would be like burning embers upon a mage’s skin, should they remain too long…
Without another delay, he did the same with the other shackle, and the pathetic remains simply clattered to the ground, forgotten, abandoned… and at this point, useless. A small triumph in his mind–a single less weapon against the innocent who are unfortunate to be… vulnerable.
“I apologize for not doing that sooner.” His voice was low, strong and steady. A small smile found its way onto his expression, followed with a minute tilt of his head to the side. “But it matters not if they overreacted… That is not a topic I wish to delve in any further, however.” Likely, it would be best for both of them to not dwell on the things that happen here.
How innocent must a girl like this be? He envied her, to a degree. Ignorancewas bliss, but too much bliss was toxin. Garen cleared his throat, and the next words he spoke were slow, but at least clear, and spoken in the native tongue of the unfortunate visitor.
“It is a pleasure to meet someone like you, Taliyah Levy.”
Taliyah was always a fan of tall people . Big , strong , able to kill her . . . The fear was always replaced by curiosity . Even after meeting Sett , a 7′8 beast , she was interested . And Garen definitely got on her good side .
When he had grabbed her small , cold hands , she knew what he could do . He could easily break her fragile bones , yet he did something better . He crushed the binds .
Taliyah let out a surprised gasp when he had . No matter how hard the shuriman had struggled , they refused to move to a better position , yet Garen . . . He just . . .
The short woman stared up at him , eyes wide with shock and excitement . “ Thank you , sire ! That - how did you - hm . . . “ A soldier perhaps ? Maybe a guard for the royal or royal himself . Probably why he’s referred to as Sire . And that build . . .
“ If you don’t mind me asking , do you fight with your fists or a sword ? Strength like that means you fight , no doubt . You look too young to be the general , but if . . . No . . . “ Taliyah rambled . If one couldn’t tell , she enjoys guessing and speaking . People in general was something she’s good at . Maybe that’s why Swain had spoken to her .
Taliyah gently rubbed her wrists as she thought . They were red , probably redder than her cheeks whenever complimented . The stone felt rough . . . Was it supposed to eventually dig into her skin and cause blood ? Maybe she should’ve heeded the warnings . . .
Wait , did Garen say something ? Taliyah looked back up at him , smiling widely . “ Please , call me Taliyah ! Or Tali ! “
sire-crownguard:
For a moment, his gaze darkened as he looked upon the woman, as though she had revealed something dark, a betrayal in her so few words. How often was he able to feel safe, to be reassured by others? to feel… like he must not be so afraid? Too long. Far too long. His hands trembled, twitching by his sides, motionless for a moment… but then the realization came to him, enough to almost dust his cheeks with red by his own assumption, by his own embarrassment that felt very hot beneath his skin.
No one would be that blunt unless they wished to be ripped to shreds.
And before he could question it, she answered him with her words. So she holds a grudge? He couldn’t blame her–while he held no true hatred for Darius, the two nothing more than the same man on different sides of the table, one a decade older, another a decade more foolish.
“Taliyah,” He grabbed one of her hands with both of his own, being far gentlerthan he needed to, but his expression unsteady as he tried to find the proper words to speak, mouth feeling dry as he struggled, “There are many things I’d like to say, but this is… not the place.” He let go, and instead stood up properly, spine rigid and hands moved behind his back. The more they spoke, and the longer they stayed, the more attention it’d bring, and the sooner she’d say something that would put her, and himself, in a position where he couldn’t feign not knowing, with that charming smile and those kind eyes to draw the burning stared of hatred and turn them to himself, and to gazes of envy and trust.
“You appear to be worse for wear as well. Do you have a place you are staying while in Demacia? I could also have a temporary living arrangement put in place as a…. apology for our less-hospitable people.”
“I’d prefer to be able to speak somewhere without prying eyes and ears.”
Taliyah was a thicc girl with a thicc skull , if you understand . However , her emotions were always hyper sensitive . One wrong word could leave her thinking for a while . One laugh at the wrong time could break her dam . Any tone of voice could make her utterly embarrassed - which is how she earned the nickname ‘cherry girl’ . And a cherry girl she was .
The shuriman’s face turned a bright red as she glanced back up . Okay . . . So he doesn’t hate her . Yet . That’s good , right ? Right . Taliyah sent him a nervous smile .
“ Well . . . Food is more important than shelter . I had a room last night , but that is a couple cities over . My master told me where I could stay and . . . Train without him . “ Taliyah explained this as best as she could , trying not to sound like an absolute idiot . Wait , does Garen know how fast she can travel ? Probably not .
Her free hand reached into her purse . It was full of her accessories , being warned that having floating stones around you wouldn’t look too friendly in Demacia , and a leather pouch full of coins .
“ How much Silver Serpents would it be ? Demacia uses those , right ? Or was it Valors . . . “ Her voice trailed off , inspecting the hand that held hers . “ Your hands are pretty . And big . You could probably grab my face . “